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'''Simon Benney''' (1 January 1966) is an English designer and maker of [[jewellery]] and [[Objet d'art|objets d'art]]. The holder of two [[Royal warrant of appointment (United Kingdom)|Royal Warrants]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Benney {{!}} Royal Warrant Holders Association |url=https://www.royalwarrant.org/company/benney |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.royalwarrant.org}}</ref> for [[HM The Queen Elizabeth II|HM The Queen]] and [[HRH The Prince of Wales]], he has personally undertaken commissions for the [[British royal family|British Royal Family]], including "a fair amount of the more recent Windsor family silverware".<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Henley |first=Jon |date=2009-11-14 |title=How to make a watch |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/nov/14/how-to-make-a-watch |access-date=2023-10-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He has been described by [[The Guardian|''The Guardian'']] as ''"''one of the country's leading silversmiths''".''<ref name=":1" /> |
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| ⚫ | Simon is the youngest son of journalist Janet Benney and silversmith [[Gerald Benney|Gerald Benney CBE,]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Departures {{!}} Gerald Benney |url=https://www.departures.com/travel/black-book/gerald-benney |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Departures |language=en}}</ref> the first British craftsperson to hold four [[Royal warrant of appointment|Royal Warrants]] at the same time<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Graham |date=2008-07-24 |title=Gerald Benney - Obituary |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/jul/25/4 |access-date=2023-10-17 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> - a feat Simon also went on to achieve in around 2000.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Colman |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-10-17 |title=How to work in the city and live in the country |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-to-work-in-the-city-and-live-in-the-country-mg99zkrd6rd |access-date=2023-10-17 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Simon was educated at [[Charterhouse School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=OC Profile - Simon Benney (S84) |url=https://www.charterhouse.org.uk/news/news-detail/~board/oc-news/post/oc-simon-benney |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.charterhouse.org.uk |date=26 February 2023 |language=en-GB}}</ref> and the [[Gemological Institute of America]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-01-01 |title=JCK - The Jewellery Industy Authority, Forecast |url=https://www.jckonline.com/magazine-article/forecast-44306/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> in Los Angeles, USA. Simon has two brothers, one the artist [[Paul Benney]], and a sister. |
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| ⚫ | He is the designer and maker of |
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| ⚫ | Simon also collaborated with Harp enthusiast Andy Lowings<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=2005-07-31 |title=BBC - Ancient looted harp re-created |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/shropshire/4732497.stm |access-date=2023-10-17 |language=en-GB}}</ref> on the re-creation of the |
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| ⚫ | Having left the Gemological Institute of America Simon worked independently during the 1980s before taking over the House of Benney from his father in the early 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About House of Benney |url=https://www.houseofbenney.com/about-benney |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=House of Benney |language=en}}</ref> |
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Simon in his own right is [[Goldsmith]] and [[Silversmith]] to the British Royal Family, holding all current Royal Warrants and regularly undertaking bespoke commissions.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| ⚫ | Simon is the youngest son of journalist Janet Benney and silversmith [[Gerald Benney|Gerald Benney CBE]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Departures {{!}} Gerald Benney |url=https://www.departures.com/travel/black-book/gerald-benney |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Departures |language=en}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He was the subject of a BBC documentary titled "Handmade by Royal Appointment",<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=BBC Four - Handmade: By Royal Appointment, House of Benney |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07gys9d |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Handmade: By Royal Appointment' |url=https://www.assayofficelondon.co.uk/news/handmade-by-royal-appointment |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.assayofficelondon.co.uk}}</ref><ref>Milner, Glen (producer and director); Bright, Richard (executive producer); Wanamaker, Zoe (narrator) (May 29, 2016). "House of Benney". ''Handmade: By Royal Appointment''. Episode 3. BBC. BBC Four.</ref> a series which followed four different Royal Warrant holders. Narrated by [[Zoë Wanamaker|Zoe Wanamaker]], the series first aired in 2016 and followed [[Wedgwood]], [[John Lobb Shoes]] and [[Steinway & Sons|Steinway]] as well as Benney. He also makes watch cases<ref name=":1" /> and has collaborated with various other houses including [[House of Fabergé|House of Faberge]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bonhams : BENNEY A unique silver and enamelled beaker, an early prototype for the Fabergé Silver Collection mark for Simon Benney and additional mark for the Fabergé collection, London 2010 |url=https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24678/lot/77/benney-a-unique-silver-and-enamelled-beaker-an-early-prototype-for-the-faberge-silver-collection-mark-for-simon-benney-and-additional-mark-for-the-faberge-collection-london-2010/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.bonhams.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FABERGÉ Pinterest Account - exquisite silver and enamel tumblers and shot-glasses created in collaboration with Royal Warrant silversmith Simon Benney. |url=https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/187110559491248126/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Pinterest |language=en}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Simon was educated at [[Charterhouse School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=OC Profile - Simon Benney (S84) |url=https://www.charterhouse.org.uk/news/news-detail/~board/oc-news/post/oc-simon-benney |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.charterhouse.org.uk |date=26 February 2023 |language=en-GB}}</ref> and the [[Gemological Institute of America]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-01-01 |title=JCK - The Jewellery Industy Authority, Forecast |url=https://www.jckonline.com/magazine-article/forecast-44306/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> in Los Angeles, USA. Simon has two brothers, one the artist [[Paul Benney]], and a sister. |
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| ⚫ | He is the designer and maker of The Three Graces, a [[candelabra]] which took two years to complete and was, at the time, the most valuable modern silver commission since [[World War II]] with valued by [[Bonhams]] at between £250,000 and £300,000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stephen |first=Phyllis |date=2019-08-12 |title=Best of Bonhams on show now |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2019/08/best-of-bonhams-on-show-now/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=The Edinburgh Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Bonhams : Most Valuable Contemporary Design Silver Ever Offered at Auction at Important Design Sale |url=https://www.bonhams.com/press_release/28885/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.bonhams.com}}</ref> It was unveiled at a standalone exhibition at [[Goldsmiths' Hall]] in January 2008,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bonhams : BENNEY the unique contemporary silver and enamelled candelabra suite 'The Three Graces' Simon Benney, London 2007 |url=https://www.bonhams.com/auction/25305/lot/103/benney-the-unique-contemporary-silver-and-enamelled-candelabra-suite-the-three-graces-simon-benney-london-2007/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.bonhams.com |language=en}}</ref> and was described by Bonhams head of silver Ellis Finch as: ''"''...a miraculous piece of design and construction. It is, of course, meant to be used and is fully functional, but in its subtlety and mastery of technique it should also be seen as a work of art – a modern sculpture."<ref name=":3" /> |
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| ⚫ | Having left the Gemological Institute of America Simon worked independently during the 1980s before taking over the |
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| ⚫ | Simon also collaborated with Harp enthusiast Andy Lowings<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=2005-07-31 |title=BBC - Ancient looted harp re-created |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/shropshire/4732497.stm |access-date=2023-10-17 |language=en-GB}}</ref> on the re-creation of the "Golden Lyre of Ur", one of the 5,000-year-old [[Lyres of Ur|Lyre of Ur]] harps.<ref name=":4" /> |
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Simon in his own right is [[Goldsmith]] and [[Silversmith]] to the British Royal Family, holding all current Royal Warrants and regularly undertaking bespoke commissions<ref name=":0" />. He was the subject of a BBC documentary titled "Handmade by Royal Appointment"<ref name=":2" />, a series which followed four different Royal Warrant holders narrated by [[Zoë Wanamaker|Zoe Wanamaker]], first aired in 2016 and which also followed [[Wedgwood]], [[John Lobb Shoes]] and [[Steinway & Sons|Steinway]] as well as Benney |
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Simon Benney (1 January 1966) is an English designer and maker of jewellery and objets d'art. The holder of two Royal Warrants,[1] for HM The Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales, he has personally undertaken commissions for the British Royal Family, including "a fair amount of the more recent Windsor family silverware".[2] He has been described by The Guardian as "one of the country's leading silversmiths".[2]
Early life and education
Simon is the youngest son of journalist Janet Benney and silversmith Gerald Benney CBE,[3] the first British craftsperson to hold four Royal Warrants at the same time[4] - a feat Simon also went on to achieve in around 2000.[5]
Simon was educated at Charterhouse School[6] and the Gemological Institute of America[7] in Los Angeles, USA. Simon has two brothers, one the artist Paul Benney, and a sister.
Career
Having left the Gemological Institute of America Simon worked independently during the 1980s before taking over the House of Benney from his father in the early 1990s.[8]
Simon in his own right is Goldsmith and Silversmith to the British Royal Family, holding all current Royal Warrants and regularly undertaking bespoke commissions.[1]
He was the subject of a BBC documentary titled "Handmade by Royal Appointment",[9][10][11] a series which followed four different Royal Warrant holders. Narrated by Zoe Wanamaker, the series first aired in 2016 and followed Wedgwood, John Lobb Shoes and Steinway as well as Benney. He also makes watch cases[2] and has collaborated with various other houses including House of Faberge.[12][13]
He is the designer and maker of The Three Graces, a candelabra which took two years to complete and was, at the time, the most valuable modern silver commission since World War II with valued by Bonhams at between £250,000 and £300,000.[14][15] It was unveiled at a standalone exhibition at Goldsmiths' Hall in January 2008,[16] and was described by Bonhams head of silver Ellis Finch as: "...a miraculous piece of design and construction. It is, of course, meant to be used and is fully functional, but in its subtlety and mastery of technique it should also be seen as a work of art – a modern sculpture."[15]
Simon also collaborated with Harp enthusiast Andy Lowings[17] on the re-creation of the "Golden Lyre of Ur", one of the 5,000-year-old Lyre of Ur harps.[17]
References
- ^ a b "Benney | Royal Warrant Holders Association". www.royalwarrant.org. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ a b c Henley, Jon (2009-11-14). "How to make a watch". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Departures | Gerald Benney". Departures. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ Hughes, Graham (2008-07-24). "Gerald Benney - Obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ Colman, Elizabeth (2023-10-17). "How to work in the city and live in the country". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "OC Profile - Simon Benney (S84)". www.charterhouse.org.uk. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "JCK - The Jewellery Industy Authority, Forecast". 1997-01-01. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "About House of Benney". House of Benney. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "BBC Four - Handmade: By Royal Appointment, House of Benney". BBC. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "'Handmade: By Royal Appointment'". www.assayofficelondon.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ Milner, Glen (producer and director); Bright, Richard (executive producer); Wanamaker, Zoe (narrator) (May 29, 2016). "House of Benney". Handmade: By Royal Appointment. Episode 3. BBC. BBC Four.
- ^ "Bonhams : BENNEY A unique silver and enamelled beaker, an early prototype for the Fabergé Silver Collection mark for Simon Benney and additional mark for the Fabergé collection, London 2010". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "FABERGÉ Pinterest Account - exquisite silver and enamel tumblers and shot-glasses created in collaboration with Royal Warrant silversmith Simon Benney". Pinterest. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ Stephen, Phyllis (2019-08-12). "Best of Bonhams on show now". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ a b "Bonhams : Most Valuable Contemporary Design Silver Ever Offered at Auction at Important Design Sale". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "Bonhams : BENNEY the unique contemporary silver and enamelled candelabra suite 'The Three Graces' Simon Benney, London 2007". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ a b "BBC - Ancient looted harp re-created". 2005-07-31. Retrieved 2023-10-17.