Christopher Dresser

1878
Electroplated nickel silver, Macassar ebony.
17.2 x 20.5 x 15.5 cm (6 3/4 x 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Manufactured by Hukin & Heath, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Tea kettle impressed with original owner's monogram, registration mark and H&H/1878/DESIGNED BY/DR C. DRESSER. Underside of burner and stand impressed with registration mark. Comprising 1 tea kettle, 1 burner and 1 stand (3).

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Provenance:
Private collection, Piacenza
Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature:
Michael Whiteway,u003cemu003e Christopher Dresser 1834-1904u003c/emu003e, Milan, 2001, p. 88