British Art Pottery & Design - 20th October 2021
Lot 472
A WAS Benson copper and brass seedpod inkwell
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £200
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Description
A WAS Benson copper and brass seedpod inkwell, model no.553A, fluted copper lily-pad tray supporting seedpod well with hinged cover, unsigned 11.5cm. high, 17.5cm. diam.
Literature
Ian Hamerton (editor) WAS Benson Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, ACC books,page 255 plate 30 for a comparable example illustrated
Provenance
Private collection.