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.