| London 1970
Height: 12.7 cm
Diameter top: 6.8 cm
Weight: 42 oz
SOLD
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| London 1953
Brighton College of Art Mark
Diameter: 15 cm
Height: 4 cm
Weight: 236 gms
Pierced hand raised dish with a removable foot section.
PROVENANCE: The GERALD and JANET BENNEY Collection of Silver
This was probably the first piece of silver made by Gerald Benney at the the Brighton College of Art in 1946.
(He studied under Dunstan Pruden there until 1948,)
ANTHONY ELSON studied under Pruden at Brighton in 1955 and he told me:
'The first thing that Pruden asked his fulltime students to make was a small bowl. This involved raising, planishing and shaping and finally soldering and all this took several weeks to complete.'
Gerald's father, Ernest Sallis Benney, was Principal of the Brighton School so would have had access to their mark to assay it for him later.
Bonhams 20 November 2013 Lot 114 catalogue reads:
This was possibly made earlier and similar to other noted works made by Gerald while at the Brighton College of Art later hallmarked.
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| London 1977
Height: 8.5 cm
Diameter : 7.2 cm
Gerald held an exhibition at Carrington's in 1977 and designed an exclusive range featuring spiral bark hammering
In silk lined Benney box
SOLD
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| London 1966
Height: 5 cm
Diameter: 7.5 cm
SOLD
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| London 1973
White Wine and Red Wine Enamel by Alan Evans (makers mark on base)
These were made as a one off commission.
Height: 30cm
Length: 22cm (Coasters)
SOLD |
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| London 1977
Silver Jubilee Hallmark
Height: 15 cm
Width: 16 cm
Weight: 589 gms
Gerald held an exhibition at Carrington's in 1977 and designed an exclusive range featuring spiral bark hammering
This holds more than 75cl
SOLD
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| 'Court ' Pattern Extensive 12 Place Setting - 116 Pieces
London 1985
SOLD
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| 6 Place Silver Service
London 1967/836 Pieces
SOLD
In original green silk lined covers in leatherette box. An early example with the address printed in lid 'Whitfield Place' - before he moved to Bear Lane.
(We cannot recall seeing any service earlier than the commission for ICI in 1969) |
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| London 1972
Height: 8.5 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
SOLD
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| London 1976
Height: 56.5 cm
SOLD
A one off commissioned piece |
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| London 1991
Also with enamellers mark of Alan Evans
Diameter: 6cm
SOLD |
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| London 1972
Length: 24cm
SOLD |
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| London 1985
With makers marks for Robert Winter RVW (enameller)
unusual enamel design
Length:25cm
SOLD |
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| London 1981
20.5 cm
16 oz
SOLD
Presented by Ove Arup Partners (Consulting Engineers) for 25 years service |
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| London 1966
22cm high
SOLD
Presented to the Port of London Authority by retiring board members in 1967
Engraved crest to side and board members names and inscription to base |
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| London 1985
Enamel and 18ct Gold
SOLD |
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| London 1972
Height: 34.5cm
SOLD |
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| London 1974
Diameter: 13.7 cm
SOLD
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| London 1975
Height: 7.5cm
Diameter: 6.5cm
SOLD |
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| Coffee: London 1973
Jug & Bowl: London 1976
Height: 27 cm
SOLD
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| London 1970/1
Peppermill
Height: 12.5 cm
Diameter: 6.5 cm
Salt Diameter: 9 cm Height: 7 cm
Mustard Diameter: 7 cm Height: 7 cm
SOLD |
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| London 2000
Engraved Prince of Wales Crest
Diameter: 7.7 cm
Height: 7 cm
Chamois Leather Interior
SOLD
Commissioned by Prince Charles as a presentation item - Now in the Pearson Silver Collection |
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| London 1993
Length: 9cm
SOLD |
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| Dirk / Skean Dhu
London 1982
Length: 20.5cm
Matt enamel with oxidised silver sheath
SOLD |
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| = London 1972
Length 9.65cm
Weight 292 grams
SOLD
Box in silver and 18 carat gold, the hinged cover with optical allusion engraving to represent pyramids with a gold sphere at their apex. As gold and silver melt at different temperatures, the soldering of the sphere is quite a feat.
Description taken from 'The Pearson Collection' http://www.pearsonsilvercollection.com/gerald_benney11.html
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| London 1974
Length: 12.5cm
Height: 2.5cm
Width: 10cm
SOLD |
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| London 1966
Length: 15.5cm
SOLD |
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| London 1996
15cm by 10cm
SOLD |
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| London 1978
Length:12cm
Presentation piece made for Prince Charles
SOLD
Now in the Pearson Collection |
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| London 1978
Diameter: 3.5cm
SOLD
Commissioned by Prince Charles with Prince of Wales feathers as a presentation item - Now in the Pearson Silver Collection |
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| London 1973
Height: 46 cm
Width: 22 cm
SOLD
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| London 1971
Height: 25cm
Diameter: 10cm (base)
SOLD |
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| London 1979
Height: 25.5cm
Diameter: 10cm (base)
SOLD |
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| London 1977
13.5 cm
Commissioned by The Worshipful Company of Carpenters to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee in original box
With the Jubilee Hallmark
SOLD
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| London 1960
Peppermill, Salt and Mustard
Height: 14cm (peppermill)
Length: 7.5cm (mustard)
SOLD
This is from the first large Corporate commission after the war for the Ionian Bank. The bank had been bought by Michael Behrens, a patron of Gerald, who was the first backer of North Sea Oil. Later he would give Gerald a bridging loan to purchase his property at Beenham. Behrens also owned the Hanover Gallery, the firdt to show the work of Francis Bacon. Other similarly crested pieces from the Ionian commission can be seen on pages 100 and 101 of Graham Hughes' book; 'Gerald Benney - The story of 50 years at the bench'
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| London 1973
Length: 11cm
sold
Commissioned by London Merchant Securities Ltd to commemorate their centenary.
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| London 1957
Length: 25.5cm
Width: 9.5cm
SOLD
Early examples of his silver work rarely turn up |
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| London 1971
Length: 23cm
SOLD |
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| Commissioned by Nigel Broackes
Now in the Pearson Silver Collection |
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| London 1971
Length: 14.5 cm
SOLD
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| London 1980
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Height: 8 cm
Width: 12 cm
SOLD |
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| London 1973
Length: 20cm
SOLD
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| London 1958
Length: 11.5cm
SOLD
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| London 1980
Height: 6.5 cm
Limited Edition engraved:
THE 800th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEPPERER'S GUILD 1180-1980 *
SOLD
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| London 1986
Height: 10.5 cm
Sold |
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| London 2002
Height: 11.5cm
Diameter: 5cm
SOLD |
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| London 1988
Length: 26 cm
SOLD
The only example of a ceremonial trowel by Benney that we have come across - Now in the Pearson Silver Collection |
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