W.A.S. BENSON (1854-1924)
ARTS & CRAFTS EXTENDING STANDARD LAMP, CIRCA 1900
£1,125
Hints on Household Taste : Paul Reeves
Auction: 28 June 2022 from 11:00 BST
Description
brass and copper, later converted to electricity with later pleated silk shade, stamped to base REG.NO.127090
Dimensions
153cm high (closed to fitting); 185cm to fitting (fully extended)
Footnote
Literature: Hamerton, I. (ed.), W. A. S. Benson: Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, Woodbridge, 2005, pP. 249 and 259 where similar lamps are illustrated.