BY W.A.S. BENSON & CO., CIRCA 1900

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A GROUP OF FIVE BRASS TABLE LAMPS
BY W.A.S. BENSON & CO., CIRCA 1900
Comprising: a single-light table standard (No. 1192/S) with Benson patent switch and contemporary opalescent glass shade, stamped BENSON; two single-light combination table standards and brackets (No. 1246/S) with heart-shaped bases, Benson patent switches and contemporary opalescent glass shades, one copper-plated, both stamped BENSON; and two tall single-light combination table standards and brackets (No. 1079/s) with heart-shaped bases and contemporary opalescent glass shades, one stamped BENSON
The single: 19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) high
The two tall examples: 19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) high and slightly smaller
The two small examples: 11 in. (28 cm.) high

Literature

I. Hamerton ed., W.A.S. Benson: Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, Woodbridge, 2005, pp. 146-8 & 150, pls. 125, 129 & 131.

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