Arts and Crafts - 19th June 2019
Lot 319
An impressive W.A.S. Benson copper and brass ceiling light
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £4000
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Description
An impressive W.A.S. Benson copper and brass ceiling light, the floriform rose supporting circular body with six brass scroll brackets and five hanging copper light fittings with tapering vaseline glass shades, 72cm. diam, 79cm. drop
Literature
Ian Hamerton W.A.S Benson Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, ACC Books, page 258 for a comparable example illustrated.