GERALD BENNEY and THOMAS JAMES BOUCHER: a unique silver box

mark for Thomas James Boucher and underside stamped with mark for the Royal College of Art, London 1952

mark for Thomas James Boucher and underside stamped with mark for the Royal College of Art, London 1952
Plain polished rectangular form with rounded corners, the cover with a sweeping curved design and flush hinge, the rim of the cover has a narrow ribbed rim.
height 7.4cm, length 12.6cm, weight 12.5oz.

Illustrated: Graham Hughes, 'Gerald Benney Goldsmith The story of fifty years at the bench' (1998) page 25

Designed by Gerald Benney and made with Thomas James Boucher (1897 - 1988) craftsman and technician at the college in Gerald's first year at the Royal College of Arts.
One of the Students projects was to have a design made by Boucher who advised on the practical and technical aspects of making silver.

Provenance: Benney family private collection