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BY W.A.S. BENSON & CO., CIRCA 1900
Details
TWO BRASS AND COPPER EXTENDING STANDARD LAMPS, ONE DESIGNED FOR OIL, ONE ELECTRICITY
BY W.A.S. BENSON & CO., CIRCA 1900
The first with telescopic shaft supported on four legs with paw feet, the reservoir supported on upspringing leaves, with associated domed milk glass shade, the reservoir stamped 'W.A.S. BENSON', the winders stamped 'DIETZ. DAVIS & CO. LIMTD', the second with adjustable reading shade on a reeded shaft and four downswept legs with leaf feet, stamped 'BENSON' and with Benson patent switch, with contemporary opaline glass shade
The first: 57 in. (145 cm.) high, excluding shade, unextended
The second: 59 in. (150 cm.) high
BY W.A.S. BENSON & CO., CIRCA 1900
The first with telescopic shaft supported on four legs with paw feet, the reservoir supported on upspringing leaves, with associated domed milk glass shade, the reservoir stamped 'W.A.S. BENSON', the winders stamped 'DIETZ. DAVIS & CO. LIMTD', the second with adjustable reading shade on a reeded shaft and four downswept legs with leaf feet, stamped 'BENSON' and with Benson patent switch, with contemporary opaline glass shade
The first: 57 in. (145 cm.) high, excluding shade, unextended
The second: 59 in. (150 cm.) high
Literature
I. Hamerton ed., W.A.S. Benson: Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, Woodbridge, 2005, p. 132, pl. 110.
B. Coleman, The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, PA, 2004, p. 94, 242.
M. Levy, ‘Living with antiques: A collection of Victorian decorative arts’, Antiques, June 2000, pp. 948-955, p. 953, pl. x (part).
B. Coleman, The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, PA, 2004, p. 94, 242.
M. Levy, ‘Living with antiques: A collection of Victorian decorative arts’, Antiques, June 2000, pp. 948-955, p. 953, pl. x (part).
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