Living Contemporary 
15 November 2022
Living Contemporary 
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Garry Knox Bennett

Orthopedic lamp

USA, 1997
brass, titanium, stainless steel, wood, lamp parts, Lucite 23¾ h × 13½ w × 13¾ d in (60 × 34 × 35 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $1,300
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The present lot is composed of hip prostheses and an intramedullary rod.
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered to underside ‘#11 Orthopedic in Oakland GKB Anno 97’.
provenance: Acquired from Leo Kaplan Modern, New York by the present owner
literature: Made in Oakland: The Furniture of Garry Knox Bennett, Ilse-Neuman, pg. 158 illustrates this example

This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.

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I was once introduced in Berea, KY, as the Hunter S. Thompson of woodworking. Goddamn, I always loved that. I just thought that was terrific.

Garry Knox Bennett

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