CHRISTOPHER DRESSER FOR HUKIN & HEATH A VICTORIAN SILVER PICNIC TEA SERVICE

CHRISTOPHER DRESSER FOR HUKIN & HEATH A VICTORIAN SILVER PICNIC TEA SERVICE by Hukin & Heath, Birmingham and London 1881, comprising a teapot and cover, milk jug, sugar bowl, tea kettle, paraffin burner and kettle stand, of stylised form, the teapot and kettle with woven wicker handles, four pieces stamped with registration lozenge marks. (6) Kettle 10cm high (excl. handle), 30.2 troy ounces gross (excl. burner) A set of the same design, in silver-plated brass and with a tea caddy, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession no. 2000.594.1a, b–.8), catalogued as designed by Christopher Dresser for Hukin & Heath, circa 1879. The Met example is impressed with registration number 18367. In good condition overall, some tarnish and minor wear, some unwinding to wicker handles.

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