Lot 172

W.A.S. BENSON (1854-1924)
BRASS AND COPPER EXTENDING STANDARD LAMP, CIRCA 1900

Auction: 1 April 2020 at 11:00 BST
£1,125
Description
the knopped column support with applied leafy brackets around the reservoir, raised on quadruped base linked by stretchers and mounted with an orb weight, converted to electricity
Dimensions
170cm high extended
Footnote
Literature: Hamerton Ian (edt.), W.A.S. Benson: Arts & Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, Antique Collector’s Club 2005, p. 249, pl. 7 where a similar example is illustrated.
