W. A. S. BENSON (BRITISH 1854 -1924)
MANTEL CLOCK, CIRCA 1905
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Auction: 19 March 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
cast silvered bronze metal, with white enamel dial with Arabic numerals
Dimensions
21.5cm high, 15cm wide (8 ½in high, 5 7/8in wide)
Provenance
Woolley and Wallis, 17 June 2015, lot 314
Footnote
Literature: Hamerton I. W.A.S Benson Arts and Crafts Luminary, Antique Collector's Club, plate 83, p. 103 for a comparable example. This clock was available in two finishes copper bronze (£4/10/0) or antique silver (£4/15/0).