Fine Arts and Crafts - 15th June 2022

Lot 151

A Wedgwood plate designed by Dr Christopher Dresser

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £200

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Description

A Wedgwood plate designed by Dr Christopher Dresser, printed and enamelled with a geometric band, in shades of sky blue, red and gold, outlined in black, impressed factory marks, painted red 7859, 25.5cm. diam.

Literature

Harry Lyons Dresser, New Century, 2-19 June 1999, figure 37 the original border design illustrated (Wedgwood Archive)

Michael Whiteway, Christopher Dresser A Design Revolution, V&A Publications, page 104 figure 136 for a Wedgwood vase with a colour-variation of this border.