Fine Arts and Crafts - 15th June 2022

Lot 369

A WAS Benson copper and wrought iron kettle on stand

Estimate £120 - £180 | Hammer £80

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Description

A WAS Benson copper and wrought iron kettle on stand, model no.790, wrought iron stand on cruciform foot, the copper and brass kettle with ebonised wood finial, stamped Benson marks to pot and stand 83cm. high

Literature

Ian Hamerton (editor) WAS Benson Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, ACC books, page 71 plate 44 for a comparable example illustrated in an advert for Benson kettles.