This 5 1/4in (13cm) high electroplated teapot designed in 1879 for James Dixon and Sons, offered in a sale of decorative arts at Christie's South Kensington on July 1, fetched £80,000 (plus premium) selling to a London dealer.
Around half a dozen examples of this model have so far been recorded including one in the V&A, a near identical example, currently on sale at The Fine Art Society in London and what appears to be an identical version sold at Bukowski in Sweden in 1998 for SKr1,45m (£115,000).
Dresser Exhibition at V&A
THE work of the pioneering Victorian designer Christopher Dresser is soon to have a major public airing in an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum opening this September. In the meantime the rarest examples of his iconic designs continue to command high prices in the marketplace.