| London 1970
Height: 12.7 cm
Diameter top: 6.8 cm
Weight: 42 oz
SOLD
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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 1977
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Silver Jubilee Queen's Head Hallmark
Diameter: 12.5 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
Weight: 214g
SOLD
This diagonal Bark finish was created for an exhibition Gerald had at Carrington in Regent Street 1-30 June 1977 for which he designed and made a Limited Edition Silver Jubilee Dish (see Code: BenneyJubilee2) and 12 other pieces.
The catalogue had a forward by Sir Hugh Casson, President of the Royal Academy.
This bowl sold for £620 originally and would not have been made in large numbers.
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| London 1953
Fully hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Brighton College of Art
Diameter: 15 cm
Weight: 235 g
Provenance: The GERALD & JANET BENNEY Collection of Silver - Bonhams 20 November 2013 Lot 114
Catalogue note: This was possibly made earlier and similar to other noted works made by Gerald while at the Brifghton College of Art
This was probably among the frst pieces of silver that Gerald Benney made. His father Ernest Sallis Benney was Principal of the Brighton School of Art and would have had access to their hallmark to assay later.
Gerald studied under Dunstan Pruden there until 1948. Anthony Elson also studied under Pruden 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'
SOLD
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| London 1973
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
9.5 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
Suede leather lining - with a signed card by Gerald Benney
A similar midnight blue & white enameled silver gilt desk set is in the V&A Museum
SOLD
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| London 1984
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Height: 24.5 cm
Diameter Top: 12 cm
With a Smoked Perspex removable ViniCool patented liner (which match his Smokey glass liners for salts & mustards)
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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 1968
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Diameter: 4.5 cm
Height: 2.8 cm
Weight: 288g
In original Beenham box
SOLD |
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| London 1989
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Height: 12 cm
Diameter top: 16 cm
Weight: 615 gm
SOLD |
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| London 1977
Height: 15 cm
Width: 16 cm
Weight: 589 g
Gerald held an exhibition at Carrington's in 1977 and designed an exclusive range featuring spiral bark hammering
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 1967/8 - 36 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
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Height: 10.8 cm
Weight: 1425 gm
SOLD
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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 1977
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Silver Jubilee Hallmark
Diameter: 4.5 cm
Height: 2.8 cm
In original box
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 1972
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling Silver (925)
Length: 24cm
SOLD |
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| London 1965
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
10 x 6.3 x 1.8 cm
Weight: 253g
A similar example is in The Pearson Silver Collection: John Andrew says: A box in 18ct Gold and Silver, the hinged cover comprising13 silver & 12 gold rectangles soldered together like a patchwork quilt - a feat considering the different melting points of the metals.
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 9.65 cm
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.
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| London 1980
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Width: 6.6 cm
Depth: 1.6 cm
SOLD |
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| London 1966
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Height: 11.3 cm
Diameter: 6.7 cm
Weight: 240g
Finely hand planished
SOLD |
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| London 1975
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Height: 8.5 cm
Diameter: 6.3 cm
SOLD
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| London 1948
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Mark: Brighton College of Art
Height: 12 cm
Diameter: 8.5 cm
Provenance: The GERALD & JANET BENNEY Collection of Silver - Bonhams 20 November 2013 Lot 115
Handmade by Gerald Benney during his last year at Brighton before going to the Royal College of Art in 1950
SOLD |
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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 1956
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
10.5 cm x 8.8 cm x 4.5 cm
This design was originally made up by Gerald with Tom Boucher (1897-1988) the Royal College of Arts resident craftsman in 1952. There are examples of this design in the Victoria & Albert Museum (made in 1957) and the Goldsmiths' Company collection (1959). This one is an early example hand made by Gerald in 1956
Now in the Pearson Silver Collection
SOLD |
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| London 1985
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
11 x 6.2 x 2.3 cm
Weight: 257 g
Lined with Chamois leather - In original Benney box
SOLD
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| London 1978
Length:12cm
Presentation piece made for Prince Charles - Now in the Pearson Collection
SOLD
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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 1989
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Length: 16 cm
Weight: 53 g
SOLD
Designed by Gerald Benney and with the additional mark : GAK
ALAN KELSEY was a spoonmaker, apprenticed C1950 he never registered his own mark, but occasionally used his brother's mark. (Geoffrey Kelsey was also a trained silversmith}. Most of Alan's working life was spent with Vander's producing high quality hand made cutlery.
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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 1976
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Height: 15.5 cm |
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| London 1979
Height: 25.5cm
Diameter: 10cm (base)
SOLD |
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