Rare Gerald Benney Solid Silver & Enamel Bowl & Cover 1971 Centrepiece Rose Bowl

A magnificent Elizabeth II sterling silver covered bowl by Gerald Benney. This Centrepiece features an elegant lightly hammered bowl with a deep open work cover cast with swirl designs culminating in two hearts, one open and the other with a deep green enamel base. The Bowl functions with or without the cover and is both a function object and a sculptural piece in its own right. It is of excellent quality and notably heavy weight. The Covered Bowl is presented in a Gerald Benney tooled leather bound case with cream silk interior

Made in London, England in 1971 by Gerald Benney.

Approx. Weight - 3688g / 118.58oz
Approx. Diameter - 25.8cm
Approx. Height - 10.2cm

Provenance -
John, 7th Baron Braboure (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

The Bowl shows a full English Hallmark and the Cover is part marked.

This Centrepiece is in excellent condition with no damage.

STOCK CODE - MOD01 BOW01MS CEN01