Arts and Crafts - 24th August 2021
Lot 434
A pair of WAS Benson brass seedpod candlesticks
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £1100
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Description
A pair of WAS Benson brass seedpod candlesticks, made for piano or mantlepiece, scrolling stem on foliate foot, with seedpod counter-balance, flaring drip pan, stamped WAS Benson to middle of sconce and on stem, 31cm. wide. (2)
Literature
Ian Hamerton W.A.S Benson Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, ACC books, page 121 plate 98 for a comparable pair illustrated.