Lot Essay
A similar tea set in the Komai pattern sold 20th Century Decorative Arts & Design, Christie's London, 20 April 2011, lot 131 (£43,250).
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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)
A 'KOMAI' COFFEE POT, 1880
Details
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)
A 'KOMAI' COFFEE POT, 1880
silver, with composite insulators, mark of Fredrick Elkington for Elkington & Co., Birmingham, 1880, monogrammed, marked near handle and underside, numbered '15847'
10 in. (25.5 cm.) high; 24 oz. (746.4 gr.) gross weight
A 'KOMAI' COFFEE POT, 1880
silver, with composite insulators, mark of Fredrick Elkington for Elkington & Co., Birmingham, 1880, monogrammed, marked near handle and underside, numbered '15847'
10 in. (25.5 cm.) high; 24 oz. (746.4 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
Historical Design, New York, 8 December 1998.
The Irving Collection, no. D14.
The Irving Collection, no. D14.