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C19th Christopher Dresser Designed Dinner Gong
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C19th Christopher Dresser Designed Dinner Gong

19th century
Sold 15 May 2025 · I M Chaney Antique Furniture
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Description

A C19th dinner gong, featuring a brass gong hanging on a metal chain from a gilt painted cast iron frame, raised on four rolled feet. Accompanied with a wooden stick and red cloth for striking the gong. Inscribed 'H. Bottomley' to the gong.

Measuring approx,

Height 83cm

Width 50cm

Depth 24cm.

Condition

Slight paint losses to iron frame and requires a new head for

The beater

Date of Manufacture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture has dated this Christopher Dresser Dinner Gong to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
83cm (32.68")
Width
50cm (19.69")
Depth
24cm (9.45")
Reference Numbers
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SA1127589
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Description
A C19th dinner gong, featuring a brass gong hanging on a metal chain from a gilt painted cast iron frame, raised on four rolled feet. Accompanied with a wooden stick and red cloth for striking the gong. Inscribed 'H. Bottomley' to the gong.

Measuring approx,

Height 83cm

Width 50cm

Depth 24cm.

Condition

Slight paint losses to iron frame and requires a new head for

The beater

Date of Manufacture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture has dated this Christopher Dresser Dinner Gong to the 19th Century.

Height
83cm (32.68")
Width
50cm (19.69")
Depth
24cm (9.45")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1127589
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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A nineteenth-century cast brass and iron dinner gong featuring openwork foliate scroll framing and a suspended metallic disc. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A nineteenth-century cast brass and iron dinner gong featuring openwork foliate scroll framing and a suspended metallic disc. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

C19th Christopher Dresser Designed Dinner Gong

Archive II A nineteenth-century cast brass and iron dinner gong featuring openwork foliate scroll framing and a suspended metallic disc. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century cast brass and iron dinner gong featuring openwork foliate scroll framing and a suspended metallic disc. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century cast brass and iron dinner gong featuring openwork foliate scroll framing and a suspended metallic disc. View IV
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I M Chaney Antique Furniture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture
Telephone 07739 084300
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Westbury Park
Bristol
BS6 7PT
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/imc
Verified Since Aug 2009
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I M Chaney Antique Furniture
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A nineteenth-century cast brass and iron dinner gong featuring openwork foliate scroll framing and a suspended metallic disc.
C19th Christopher dresser designed dinner gong
Ref: SA1127589
A nineteenth-century cast brass and iron dinner gong featuring openwork foliate scroll framing and a suspended metallic disc.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectDecorative Objects
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialBrass, Cast Iron
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsFoliate scrollwork, Turned finials, Openwork fretwork
  • SizeH 83 cm (33 in) x W 50 cm (20 in) x D 24 cm (9 in)

FAQs

Dinner gongs became popular in British households during the late nineteenth century, heavily influenced by the periods fascination with Japanese and East Asian decorative arts championed by designers such as Christopher Dresser.

Authentic period gongs typically feature a hammered brass or bronze disc suspended within a structural frame constructed from cast iron, bamboo, or turned hardwoods such as oak and ebonised timber.

Authentication relies on examining registered design marks, specific manufacturer stamps such as Benham and Froud, and characteristic geometric or stylised botanical motifs associated with the designers oeuvre.

Positioning the gong as an architectural statement piece in an entrance hall or a grand reception room introduces sculptural metallic texture and historical intrigue to contemporary spaces.

Preservation requires dusting with a soft, dry microfibre cloth and avoiding abrasive chemical metal polishes to protect the historic patina and original surface finishes.
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