Christopher Hyde Lighting Catalogue May 2018

ARTS & CRAFT MID TO LATE 19 TH CENTURY

the “Benson” oil lamp Brass oil lamp french gold & copper finish. Gathered silk shade with brass frame.

In 1880 encouraged by Sir Edward Burn-Jones and William Morris, William Benson setup his metalworking workshop in Hammersmith, London. His brass lighting designs quickly became a fovourite of the Arts & Crafts movement. His designs were sold via his Bond Street showroom, and William Morris’s London showroom. These lights are inspired by his designs.

25 ½” 650

Ø15” Ø380

TL 980 Oil table lamp 1 x 60W ES matching lights pag. 86

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