A rare sterling silver teapot by WAS Benson

Price range: £1,250

For sale is this elegant WAS Benson sterling silver teapot. This is only my third piece of Benson silver in the Collection reflecting the rarity of his sterling silver designs. It is also fair to say that Benson reserved his best work for materials other than silver and this is one of the few pieces that in sterling silver that realy captures Benson’s modernism and elegance of design.

Based on catalogue evidence Benson made most sterling silver for his luxury catalogues in around 1910 -1914. This piece is much earlier, dated 1904 with full assay and part marks.

Condition is excellent with what I believe is the original raffia handle intact.

W.A.S. Benson trained as an architect with Basil Champneys before turning in 1880 to the design and manufacture of domestic lighting for which he is most renowned. At this time he established his own workshops in Fulham for large-scale machine production of metalwork. He remained active until 1920. His first showroom was in Camden Hill Square. In 1887 he moved to 82 New Bond Street.

See Haslam & Whiteway, ‘W.A.S. Benson Metalwork’, exhibition catalogue, Michael Whiteway in association with Paul Reeves, Haslam & Whiteway, London 1981, with introduction by Michael Collins and I. Hamerton (ed.), ‘W.A.S. Benson. Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design’, Woodbridge 2005.

Maker: WAS Benson

Designer: WAS Benson

Date: 1904

Marks: WASB&Co Ld, London, i

Material: Silver

Condition: Excellent

Size: Max width 21cm. height 8 cm

Weight: 265 grams, 9.3 oz

SKU: A1546-1

Additional Information

Period	Arts and crafts
Material	Gold