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GERALD BENNEY: a large silver and enamel centrepiece bowl London 1971, also stamped GERALD BENNEY LONDON image 1

GERALD BENNEY: a large silver and enamel centrepiece bowl London 1971, also stamped GERALD BENNEY LONDON image 2

GERALD BENNEY: a large silver and enamel centrepiece bowl London 1971, also stamped GERALD BENNEY LONDON image 3

GERALD BENNEY: a large silver and enamel centrepiece bowl London 1971, also stamped GERALD BENNEY LONDON image 4

GERALD BENNEY: a large silver and enamel centrepiece bowl London 1971, also stamped GERALD BENNEY LONDON image 5

Lot 584^AR

GERALD BENNEY: a large silver and enamel centrepiece bowl
London 1971, also stamped GERALD BENNEY LONDON

The Connoisseur's Library Sale

15 – 16 February 2022, 10:00 GMT

London, Knightsbridge

£10,000 - £15,000

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GERALD BENNEY: a large silver and enamel centrepiece bowl

London 1971, also stamped GERALD BENNEY LONDON
The detachable cover with seven curved rays issuing from two overlapping hearts, one set with green enamel, the border with three bark-effect textured bands between two polished recesses, the deep bowl with light hammered surface, the rim of the bowl with a 25th wedding anniversary inscription dated 1971 concealed by the cover, contained in original fitted box, inside cover gilt tooled 'Gerald Benney 78 Bankside London SE1', diameter 26cm, weight 119oz.

Footnotes

ADRIAN GERALD SALLIS BENNEY CBE RDI (1930 - 2008)

Gerald Benney invented this type of centrepiece bowl, first developing these in 1958. He produced varying unique designs of these over four decades. Most of these were one-off commissions by private patrons and institutions.

Benney was one of the most outstanding goldsmiths of the 20th century. With works being continuously produced for over fifty years, from private commissions to mass production. Born in Hull, Yorkshire, in 1930, Benney received many commissions from the Royal Family and was the first craftsman to hold four Royal Warrants simultaneously: from HM The Queen, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales.

Provenance
'The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma', Sotheby's, 24th March 2021
John, 7th Baron Brabourne, CBE (1924-2005):
By whom gifted to his wife The Countess Mountbatten of Burma on the occasion of their 25th Wedding Anniversary. The inscription reads: To Patricia from John. On our 25th Wedding Anniversary. With all my love and admiration. Oct. 26th 1971

Brabourne married Patricia Mountbatten, elder daughter of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Viscount Mountbatten, later 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
Lord Brabourne died in 2005 at the age of 80. He was survived by his wife and their six remaining children. Patricia Brabourne died in June 2017.

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