BY W.A.S. BENSON (1854-1924), EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF BRASS, COPPER AND GLASS TABLE LAMPS
BY W.A.S. BENSON (1854-1924), EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Together with a smaller brass and glass table lamp by W.A.S. Benson, stamped 'BENSON', and two early 20th-century copper and silk table lamps
Large pair: 19 1⁄4 in. (49 cm.) high
Single: 11 1⁄2 in. (29 cm.) high
Copper pair: 14 in. (36 cm.) high

Provenance

Supplied by François-Joseph Graf.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice. Following the auction, this lot will be stored at Crozier Park Royal and will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day after 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 I Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

A lamp of near identical design to the pair, but silvered and with apparently different switch arrangement, is illustrated in I. Hamerton ed., W.A.S. Benson: Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, Woodbridge, 2005, p. 147, pl. 125, that example is cited as 'Single Light Table Standard' with the Benson model reference 'No. 1192/S'; comparables for the single Benson lamp are illustrated p. 151, pl. 132 and are described as 'Single-light combination table standard and brackets No. 1293/S'.

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