An Art Nouveau silver-plated vase designed by Christopher Dresser for Watcombe Pottery and Roberts & Belk, dating to the late 19th century. The piece features a pierced metalwork frame resting on ball feet, enclosing a removable green glazed ceramic liner. The base is stamped with the R&B mark, a silver boat motif, a fleur-de-lys, the initials EP for electroplate (silver, registration number RD361039, the letter S, and the model number 6588.
Length 9 cm · Width 9 cm · Height 18 cm
Dr. Christopher Dresser was a pivotal British designer and a pioneer of modern industrial design. Active during the second half of the 19th century, he rejected contemporary historical revivalism in favor of radical, functional forms influenced by botany, geometry, and Japanese aesthetics. Dresser collaborated with leading British manufacturers across metalwork, ceramics, and glass. Today, he is celebrated for a visionary, minimalist approach that anticipated 20th-century modernism, making his designs highly sought after by collectors.
