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Lot 751AR

GERALD BENNEY: a silver and eighteen carat gold pen box
London 1968, impressed 'GERALD BENNEY LONDON', 'STERLING AND 18K', also incuse number 41

15 – 16 February 2022, 10:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£5,000 - £6,000

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GERALD BENNEY: a silver and eighteen carat gold pen box

London 1968, impressed 'GERALD BENNEY LONDON', 'STERLING AND 18K', also incuse number 41
Elongated rectangular form, the hinged cover with bark-effect textured surface, formed with fourteen gold narrow bands between silver rectangular panels, all within a narrow gold border and thumb-piece, the sides with vertical bark-effect textured surface, the interior lined with dark-green leather and single divider, length 30cm, weight total 25.2oz.

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ADRIAN GERALD SALLIS BENNEY CBE RDI (1930 - 2008)

Gerald 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.

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