A pivotal figure in the Aesthetic Movement, Christopher Dresser was a leading designer in 19th Century England with global influence, whose works are today exhibited in museums all over the world, including The Met and The V&A.
This earthenware piece was produced to his design in the Staffordshire potteries and features a modernist handle and striking but understated gilding and glaze accents, hallmarks of his genius for elegant design based on principles of Truth, Beauty, and Power.
