Live Auction 15785The Collection of Paul F. Walter
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)
Lot 266

CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)

A VICTORIAN GARDEN BENCH, CIRCA 1869

Closed27 September 2017

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CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)
A VICTORIAN GARDEN BENCH, CIRCA 1869
In the 'Lily' pattern, manufactured by Colebrookdale Co., iron, later wooden slatted seat
37 in. (94 cm.) high, 57 in. (144.8 cm.) wide
marked COALBROOKDALE 206162 with diamond registration kite mark

Acquired from Haslam and Whiteway, London.

Specialist note

Dresser’s celebrated designs for illustrious Shropshire foundry Coalbrookdale fused two of the primary currents that guided British design at the height of the Empire, uniting the might of industrial production and processes with a sensitivity towards nature, flora and fauna promulgated by the theories of Charles Darwin.