W.A.S. BENSON (1854-1924) (WILLIAM ARTHUR SMITH BENSON, DIT) Rare oil lamp model; later electrified. Proof in bronze, brass and copper (re)silvered. The base is quadripod, the shaft decorated with a sphere in the lower part and the reservoir with acanthus leaf motifs. Circa 1895, re-silvered . Marked with the BENSON stamp on one of the legs. Height: 137 cmProvenance : Work acquired on October 25, 2003 by the current owner from the Galerie Patrick Serraire in Paris for a fitting directed in large part by François-Joseph Graf .
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W.A.S. BENSON (1854-1924) (WILLIAM ARTHUR SMITH BENSON, DIT) Rare oil lamp model; later electrified. Proof in bronze, brass and copper (re)silvered. The base is quadripod, the shaft decorated with a sphere in the lower part and the reservoir with acanthus leaf motifs. Circa 1895, re-silvered . Marked with the BENSON stamp on one of the legs. Height: 137 cmProvenance : Work acquired on October 25, 2003 by the current owner from the Galerie Patrick Serraire in Paris for a fitting directed in large part by François-Joseph Graf .

Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
28%
W.A.S. BENSON (1854-1924) (WILLIAM ARTHUR SMITH BENSON, DIT) Rare oil lamp model; later electrified. Proof in bronze, brass and copper (re)silvered. The base is quadripod, the shaft decorated with a sphere in the lower part and the reservoir with acanthus leaf motifs. Circa 1895, re-silvered . Marked with the BENSON stamp on one of the legs. Height: 137 cmProvenance : Work acquired on October 25, 2003 by the current owner from the Galerie Patrick Serraire in Paris for a fitting directed in large part by François-Joseph Graf .
Sale
20th CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS
Friday 3 December 2021・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris