Very Rare Heath and Middleton (Hukin and Heath) Glass and Silver Mechanical Condiment Jar, Birmingham, 1906. Full hallmarks to handle, mount and cover and Design No 18226 and Patent No 5518. Hinged cover fitted with unique mechanical handle which raises lid when handle lowered, thereby causes the lid to open or close. The glass of thick clear tapered quadrilateral form, bevelled edges and cut star base. Height to top of handle: 5.50 inches. Base: 3.50 x 2.50 inches. Very Christopher Dresser style influence
Rare Heath and Middleton Glass and Silver Mechanical Jar, Birmingham 1906 SOLD
by Louis WineVery Rare Heath and Middleton (Hukin and Heath) Glass and Silver Mechanical Condiment Jar, Birmingham, 1906. Full hallmarks to handle, mount and cover and Design No 18226 and Patent No 5518. Hinged cover fitted with unique mechanical handle which raises lid when handle lowered, thereby causes the lid to open or close. The glass of thick clear tapered quadrilateral form, bevelled edges and cut star base. Height to top of handle: 5.50 inches. Base: 3.50 x 2.50 inches. Very Christopher Dresser style influence
Louis Wine
Louis Wine Ltd., Toronto specialists in Antique Silver , Antique Jewellery & Decorative Arts, are a 4th generation family business.Louis Wine (1865-1946) founded the company in Dublin, Ireland in 1880. Louis Wine began selling to silver collectors in Dublin from a shop in historic Wellington Quay. In 1908, he located on Dublin's fashionable Grafton Street. To the firm came the worlds leading Georgian Silver collectors. Pieces by Paul de Lamerie, Paul Storr, Hester Bateman and Irish Georgian Silver were constantly on display. Our gallery run by Richard (Louis Wine's great grandson) at 150 Cumberland Street (Yorkville), Toronto, displays a range of fine Antique Silver, Old Sheffield Plate, Antique Jewellery & Decorative Arts from the 18th-20th century, including Bateman, Storr, Ramsden, Tiffany, Knox, Liberty, Jensen, Christopher Dresser.
