Christopher Dresser, James Dixon “Triple Arch” Toast Rack, circa 1881

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Christopher Dresser, James Dixon “Triple Arch” Toast Rack, circa 1881

About the Item

CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) UK JAMES DIXON & SONS Sheffield, England “Triple Arch” square handle toast rack circa 1881 Silver-plate Marks: JD&S (stamped), Chr. Dresser (facsimile signature), EP, #67, diamond or clover touchmark Illustrated: 1885 Dixon catalogue, p. 95 For more information see: Truth, Beauty, Power: Dr. Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, exhib. cat. Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1998); Charles Handley-Read, “High Victorian Design: An Illustrated Commentary” in ‘Design 1860-1960’ sixth conference report of the Victorian Society (London, 1968); Victorian and Edwardian Decorative Art: The Handley-Read Collection, ed. Simon Jervis (London: Diploma Galleries,1972); Christopher Dresser: pottery, glass, metalwork, (London: The Fine Arts Society Ltd., 1972); Isabelle Anscombe & Charlotte Gere, Arts & Crafts in Britain and America (New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1978); Truth, Beauty and Design, Victorian, Edwardian and later Decorative Art (London: Fischer Fine Art Limited),; A Thing of Beauty: Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Arts & Crafts Movement and Aesthetic Movement Objects in Atlanta Collections (Atlanta, GA: The High Museum of Art, 1980), cat. no. M2; Widar Halén, Christopher Dresser (Oxford: Phaidon, 1990),; Judy Rudoe, Decorative Arts 1850-1950: A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1991),; Gerda Breuer, Von Morris bis Mackintosh - Reformbewegung zwischen Kunstgewerbe und Sozialutopie, Arts and Crafts (Darmstadt: Institut Mathildenhöhe, 1994/95); “The Silver Designs of Dr. Christopher Dresser,” Shirley Bury, Apollo (December, 1962); Extremely rare model

Creator:
James Dixon & Sons (Manufacturer),Christopher Dresser (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Depth: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)
Style:
Aesthetic Movement (Of the Period)
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1881
Condition:
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: 1311079977196