Arts and Crafts - 6th October 2020
Lot 336
A W A S Benson silvered copper inkwell
Estimate £120 - £180 | Hammer £80
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Description
A W A S Benson silvered copper inkwell, model no.486A, on circular lily-pad base, the urn shaped well with shallow domed cover, and a WAS Benson silvered metal coffee pot and cover, inkwell unsigned, pot stamped mark, 16.5cm. diam. (inkwell), (4)
Literature
Ian Hamerton W.A.S Benson Arts and Crafts Luminary & Pioneer of Modern Design, ACC Publishing, page 255 plate 30 this inkwell design illustrated.