W. A. S. BENSON (1854-1924)
RARE ARTS & CRAFTS CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1900
£47,701
Auction: Lots 1 to 266 | 17th April at 10am
Description
model 1186/s, gilded brass and copper, opalescent glass shades, stamped twice BENSON and with each of the four gilt sconces stamped W A S BENSON
Dimensions
fitting 84cm high, 120cm to ceiling rose, diameter 53cm
Footnote
Literature: Hamerton I. (ed.) W. A. S. Benson: Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, ACC 2005, p.256, pl.2 where this design is illustrated.