W.A.S. Benson – Flatware, 1912

W.A.S. Benson

Set of 12 spoons and forks

Silver, original velvet box
l. 18,4 cm (spoons)
l. 17,8 cm (forks)

MARKS : Stamped 'W.B.', London hallmarks for 1912. The box is marked 'W.A.S. Benson and Co. Ltd, 82 and 83 New Bond Street, London'.

PROVENANCE : Paul Reeves, London - Christie's, London, 12th June 2013, lot 655.

LITERATURE : Ian Hammerton, 'W.A.S. Benson Arts and Crafts Luminary Pioneer of Modern Design', Woodbridge, 2005, page 105, plate 85.