W.A.S. Benson (British 1854-1924), an Arts & Crafts copper and brass tripod candlestick, c.1905, stamped W.A.S Benson on foot, The brass sconce and shaped stem, having a copper flower form drip-pan, raised on a tripod base with 'spade' shaped feet; together with a small copper teapot with brass cover, handle, spout and foot, attributed to W.A.S Benson and apparently unmarked; and a copper and brass chamber stick with leaf form drip pan, possibly by Benson, unmarked; and a copper and brass vase, with faint mark for Carl Deffner, Tallest 17.5 cm high (4) Provenance: Herbert Kennard Collection. Literature: Edited by Ian Hamerton, W.A.S Benson – Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, Antique Collectors Club, 2005, p.254, Pl.25 (similar small teapot 693)Structures good, but all with some wear and rubbing and age related marks. The vase and the teapot with some small indentations. Interiors with dirt and aging.