Garry Knox Bennett - Design: Online Auction New York Wednesday, July 26, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    The Gallery at Workbench, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1980

  • Literature

    "Take a Seat," The New York Times, September 28, 1980, illustrated p. A70
    Robert Jensen and Patricia Conway, Ornamentalism: The New Decorativeness in Architecture & Design, New York, 1982, illustrated p. 220
    Patricia Conway, Art for Everyday: The New Craft Movement, New York, 1990, illustrated p. 62
    Ursula Ilse-Neuman, Made in Oakland: The Furniture of Garry Knox Bennett, exh. cat., American Craft Museum, New York, 2001, illustrated p. 66

Property from a Private Collection

69

"Bow-Wow, Cluck-Cluck Bench"

1979
Redwood, cherry.
20 1/4 x 69 3/8 x 14 1/2 in. (51.4 x 176.2 x 36.8 cm)
Underside incised IN OAKLAND/G K B ANNO/79.

Estimate
$2,500 - 3,500 

Sold for $6,985

Contact Specialist

Benjamin Green
Associate Specialist
Associate Head of Sale
bgreen@phillips.com
+1 917 207 9090

Design: Online Auction

26 July - 2 August 2023