
Ellis Finch
Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
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£1,500 - £2,000

Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
Provenance: The Benney Family Private Collection
Gerald Benney decided that his home at Beenham House in Berkshire was the place to develop the use of enamels. The first steps were to travel to Zurich to find an enameller who worked for Burch Korrodi. By chance he came across the Norwegian Berger Bergensen who had worked for the House of Bolin as well as Burch. Bergensen was persued to come to Beenham House and taught the Benney work force all he knew about enamelling. With Alan Evans and Robert Winter becoming notable master enamellers for Benney.
It took several years to master the craft. He refined and mastered this art enamelling larger surface areas than Faberge.
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