Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Scissor chairs, pair, 1968
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Scissor chairs, pair
Ward Bennett (1917–2003) · 1968
$8,320 price realized incl. premium
≈ £6,106≈ €7,123
Hammer $6,500 · with buyer’s premium $8,320
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “ash, leather”
- Category
- Furniture (named makers)
- Dimensions
- 34½ h x 24¼ w x 29 d in (88 x 62 x 74 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- American Design (auctions/2026/08/american-design)
- Date
- August 20, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, United States
- Lot
- 156
- Estimate
- $1,000 – — (≈ £734) (≈ €856)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered twice between 2024 and 2026 · sold 2
Feb 8, 2024 · Wright
American Design, lot 282
Sold $1,764Sign up to see · est. $1,500
As catalogued
Ward Bennett, “Scissor chairs, pair”, 1968
ash, leather
34½ h x 24¼ w x 29 d in (88 x 62 x 74 cm)
Aug 20, 2026 · Wright this result
American Design, lot 156
Sold $8,320 +372%Sign up to see · est. $1,000
As catalogued
Ward Bennett, “Scissor chairs, pair”, 1968
ash, leather
34½ h x 24¼ w x 29 d in (88 x 62 x 74 cm)
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