Christopher Dresser
Crow's foot decanter, 1879
Model 2045
Silver-plated metal, glass
Probably made by Hukin and Heath, United Kingdom
h. 24,5 cm
PROVENANCE : Private collection, USA - Christie's, New York, 27th October 1998, lot 13 - Private collection, New York, acquired at the above sale.
SIMILAR PIECES : Victoria & Albert Museum, London - Milwaukee Art Museum - Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough.
EXHIBITED : 'In Search of Style, 1850-1900', Landesmuseum Zürich, March-July 2018
LITERATURE : Widar Halén, 'Christopher Dresser : A Pioneer of Modern Design', London, 1990, page 11, figure 3 - Michael Whiteway (ed.), 'Shock of the Old : Christopher Dresser's Design Revolution', exhibition catalogue, London, 2004, page 146, figure 180 - Harry Lyons, 'Christopher Dresser, The People's Designer - 1834-1904', 2005, page 180, plate 341.