Lot 1215
A 20TH CENTURY SILVER GILT MATCH CASE BY GERALD BENNEY
with textured body, with maker's mark for Gerald Benney and hallmarked for London 1975, 5.5 x 4cm.
With green leather case for Gerald Benney, 36 Bear Lane, London S.E.1.
This and the following lot illustrate what became known in the trade as 'Benney Bark Finish'.
This technique he discovered by accident when using a hammer with a damaged head while hand raising the bowl of a cup which imposed this pattern on the silver.
