拍品 45 A
45 A
A rare Elkington & Co. electroplated First Class[?] claret jug designed by Christopher Dresser for P&O, circa 1884
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A rare Elkington & Co. electroplated First Class[?] claret jug designed by Christopher Dresser for P&O, circa 1884

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A rare Elkington & Co. electroplated First Class[?] claret jug designed by Christopher Dresser for P&O, circa 1884
the flat hinged lid with hinged pouring lip and ball finial, tapered neck with stylised foliate band around shoulder, the rounded body with 'rising sun' P&O motife and worked handle. The base fully stamped with makers marks, design number 16587 and further scratch-marked 13 -- 9in. (22.9cm.) high
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) initially studied botany and this interest extended to the stylised plant motifes used in his decorative design. He went on to become something of a pioneer and designed glass, ceramics and cast iron furniture for several manufacturers, but his outstanding works were well-researched items of functional metalwork, such as the claret jug here offered, which were some of the most strikingly 'modern' designs of the 19th Century.