An unusual Edwardian novelty silver-plate lemon squeezer stand by Hukin and Heath, stamped with maker's marks and registration number, the central stylised lemon is supported by rods, the whole is supported on a circular plinth with a central recess for a glass.

Registration number 203233 .
Retailed through KIRBY BEARD & CO stamped on base.

Height 13in 33cm

The design for this lemon squeezer was first registered in 1887 by Hukin and Heath, manufacturing silversmiths and electroplaters first established in Birmingham. Jonathan Wilson Hukin and John Thomas Heath entered their first marks in London in 1879 giving the firm's addresses as Imperial Works, Great Charles Street, Birmingham, and 19 Charterhouse Street, London. Hukin retired in 1881 but the firm continued as Hukin and Heath with J.T. Heath in partnership with John Hartshorne and in 1904 it became a limited liability company.

Hukin and Heath are best known for their silver and plated goods produced in the 1870's and 1880's, many of which were made to the designs of Dr. Christopher Dresser. They also made many other unusual domestic items such as monkey cruet stands and wares mounted in elephant tusks. They encouraged young designers such as Benjamin Creswick and, in the 1920's and 1930's, Arthur Edward Harvey.

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