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

Details

A BRASS, COPPER AND GLASS FIVE-LIGHT CHANDELIER
BY W.A.S. BENSON & CO., CIRCA 1900
The scrolled openwork frame with five arms suspending electrical fittings with tear-drop shaped opaline shades, stamped W.A.S. BENSON, fitted for electricity
24 ½ in. (62 cm.) high, approx.; 21 in. (53 cm.) diameter

Literature

I. Hamerton ed., W.A.S. Benson: Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, Woodbridge, 2005, p. 136, pl. 113.
M. Hamnett, ‘The Albert Dawson Collection: a Handley-Read Legacy’, The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society 1850 - the Present, 2016, vol. 40, p. 100, pl. 4.

Special notice

Specified lots (sold and unsold) marked with a filled square ( ¦ ) not collected from Christie’s, 8 King Street, London SW1Y 6QT by 5.00pm on the day of the sale will, at our option, be removed to Crozier Park Royal (details below). Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite.If the lot is transferred to Crozier Park Royal, it will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day following the sale.Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only.Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.If the lot remains at Christie’s, 8 King Street, it will be available for collection on any working day (not weekends) from 9.00am to 5.00pm

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