An electroplated Kettle on Stand

DESIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER DRESSER, MANUFACTURED BY ELKINGTON & CO., CIRCA 1885

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An electroplated Kettle on Stand
Designed by Christopher Dresser, manufactured by Elkington & Co., circa 1885
Beehive shaped with ribbed banding, ivory bar grip and knop handle set on simple circular electroplated stand
9 5/8in. (24.5cm.) high
Kettle stamped with model number 17912, various makers' marks, Rd. and 22864

Exhibited

Christopher Dresser. The Power of Design, Kurland and Zabar, New York, April-May 1993, Cat. No. 2.

Lot Essay

Cf: Widar Halen, Christopher Dresser, London, 1990, p. 149, pl. 167. See also: Article by A. J. Tilbrook, in Aspects of British Design 1870 -1930, The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society, London, June 1986, p. 26, no. 9 (this design by Dresser for Elkington & Co. reproduced pl. 7B).

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