A W.A.S. Benson & Co. mantlepiece banner Holder, the curved arm with pod-form weight and foliate foot, supporting the arched banner holder suspended on silk twine, the original cream silk banner weighted at each corner with brass spheres, stamped Benson, 1890s
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A W.A.S. Benson & Co. mantlepiece banner Holder, the curved arm with pod-form weight and foliate foot, supporting the arched banner holder suspended on silk twine, the original cream silk banner weighted at each corner with brass spheres, stamped Benson, 1890s
12.5cm. long (3)
Lot Essay
Cf. W.A.S. Benson, 1854-1924, an Exhibition of his Metalwork, Michael Whiteway in association with Paul Reeves, 1st-24th December 1981, p. 28, pl.46, a holder illustrated