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A rare cabinet, circa 1900 by 
																	W A S Benson

W A S Benson

( British, 1854 - 1924 )

A rare cabinet, circa 1900

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Materials:

mahogany, satinwood veneer, gilt brass and verde antico marble, inlaid with stringing, the demi-lune central doors enclosing a single shelf, the glazed side doors enclosing two shelves, on tapering legs

Measurements:

43.70 in. (111.00 cm.) (height) by 53.15 in. (135.00 cm.) (width) by 22.05 in. (56.00 cm.) (width)

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Literature:

Similar examples illustrated: P. Agius, British Furniture 1880-1915 , Woodbridge, 1978, pl. 112; Truth, Beauty and Design: Victorian, Edwardian and later Decorative Art , London, 1986, no.76; J. Andrews, Arts and Crafts Furniture , Woodbridge, 2005, pl. 51; I. Hamerton (ed.), W. A. S. Benson Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design , Woodbridge, 2005, p. 170, pl. 141-142A, pl. 158 (the latter an illustration from a Morris & Co. catalogue featuring a variant retailing at £63)

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