Design - 16th October 2019

Lot 1577

A rare Benham & Froud brass kettle designed by Dr Christopher Dresser

Estimate £200 - £400

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Description

A rare Benham & Froud brass kettle designed by Dr Christopher Dresser, the elongated hexagonal body with hinged cover, with ebonised wooden finial, over-slung handle with scroll terminals, stamped Benham & Froud mark and number 4, 25cn, high

Literature

British Art Pottery and Design, Woolley and Wallis Auctioneers, 14th December 2017 lot 649 for a comparable example

Dresser, People's Designer New Century Gallery, 2-19th June 1999, catalogue number M.072 for an example illustrated.