Baraza bench, 2022. Cypress and blackened steel.
Lot 1

Studio Kokwet (founded 2014)

Baraza bench, 2022

Cypress and blackened steel

45 × 180 × 40 cm

Estimate KES 180,000–260,000

Bidding

Sold

KES 180,000

Hammer price. Buyer's premium of 20% and VAT on the premium are added.

How bidding works

Bids · 11

  1. KES 180,000 Paddle 283 Online 23:58
  2. KES 170,000 Paddle 400 Online 23:58
  3. KES 160,000 Paddle 124 Online 23:58
  4. KES 150,000 Paddle 375 Online 23:58
  5. KES 140,000 Paddle 335 Online 23:57
  6. KES 130,000 Paddle 124 Online 23:54
  7. KES 120,000 Paddle 400 Online 23:51
  8. KES 110,000 Paddle 386 Online 23:50
  9. KES 100,000 Paddle 370 Online 23:48
  10. KES 95,000 Paddle 355 Online 23:46
  11. KES 90,000 Paddle 443 Online 23:40

About the work

A long, low bench with a thick cypress seat resting on two blackened steel frames, the joints left visible at each end. Made to order for a house in Karen, and offered by its first owner.

Condition

Very good. Light wear to the seat consistent with use.

Provenance

Commissioned from the makers, 2022.

The artist

Studio Kokwet is a furniture workshop in Ruaraka run by two cabinetmakers who met as apprentices. They work in cypress, olive wood and reclaimed hardwoods, with visible joinery and a few pieces of blackened steel, and make every piece to order. A kokwet is a council of elders; the studio's first piece was a long bench.

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