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Mid-century furniture · Portland, OR · since 2014

Bench & Bough

Portrait of Theo Okonkwo

Theo Okonkwo

Theo restores mid-century case goods and seating in a shop under the Ross Island Bridge. He is unusually specific about the difference between a refinish and a clean-and-oil, and every lot he consigns says which one it got and when.

A refinished piece is still a good piece. It is just not an original finish, and the listing will say so.

Lots consigned
8
Open now
6
Sold
2
Hammer to date
$4,250
Commission
15%
Settled within
10 business days

8 lots

Everything Bench & Bough has consigned

  • Lot 11, Walnut-framed lounge chair in oatmeal bouclé
    A mid-century lounge chair with an oiled walnut frame and oatmeal bouclé upholstery on a warm paper sweep.Bidding openBidding is open on this lot.

    Lot 11 Bench & Bough

    Walnut-framed lounge chair in oatmeal bouclé

    Turn it right round before you bid. The back of a chair is where the honesty is.

    Current bid$1,45023 bids
    Closes inCloses in 11 minutes 0 seconds.
  • Lot 12, Danish teak sideboard, sculpted pulls
    A long low Danish teak sideboard with sculpted drawer pulls and tapered legs against a warm paper backdrop.Bidding openBidding is open on this lot.

    Lot 12 Bench & Bough

    Danish teak sideboard, sculpted pulls

    Seventy-one inches of teak and one ring mark. We have photographed the ring mark.

    Current bid$2,10019 bids
    Closes inCloses in 58 minutes 0 seconds.
  • Lot 14, Rattan and cane lounge chair with linen cushion
    A bentwood rattan and cane lounge chair with a loose oatmeal linen cushion on a warm paper sweep.Bidding openBidding is open on this lot.

    Lot 14 Bench & Bough

    Rattan and cane lounge chair with linen cushion

    Light enough to move with one hand, which is more than can be said for most of this sale.

    Current bid$69016 bids
    Closes inCloses in 1 hour 28 minutes.
  • Lot 15, Small walnut writing desk, leather top
    A small mid-century walnut writing desk with two slim drawers and a worn leather top on a warm paper sweep.Bidding openBidding is open on this lot.

    Lot 15 Bench & Bough

    Small walnut writing desk, leather top

    The ink stain on the leather is forty years old and is not going anywhere. We priced it accordingly.

    Current bid$88013 bids
    Closes inCloses in 2 hours 9 minutes.
  • Lot 20, Walnut armchair, the second of a pair
    A close view of a walnut-framed mid-century armchair in oatmeal bouclé on a warm paper sweep.Bidding openBidding is open on this lot.

    Lot 20 Bench & Bough

    Walnut armchair, the second of a pair

    The pair to lot 11, sold separately because pairs almost never stay together and pretending otherwise inflates the estimate.

    Current bid$1,32515 bids
    Closes inCloses in 3 hours 5 minutes.
  • Lot 21, Teak drawer bank, four drawers
    A close view of a Danish teak drawer bank with sculpted pulls against a warm paper backdrop.Bidding openBidding is open on this lot.

    Lot 21 Bench & Bough

    Teak drawer bank, four drawers

    Half the length of lot 12, and it will fit through a standard doorway without an argument.

    Current bid$1,05012 bids
    Closes inCloses in 2 hours 22 minutes.
  • Lot 41, Teak sideboard, three drawers over a shelf
    A Danish teak sideboard with three drawers over an open shelf against a warm paper backdrop.SoldThis lot is sold. Bidding is closed.

    Lot 41 Bench & Bough

    Teak sideboard, three drawers over a shelf

    Sold at the top of the estimate to a bidder who had asked for four extra photographs first. That is how it should work.

    Hammer$2,40021 bids
    ClosedBidding closed.
  • Lot 49, Cane lounge chair, professionally re-caned
    A rattan and cane lounge chair with freshly re-caned joints and a linen cushion on a warm paper sweep.SoldThis lot is sold. Bidding is closed.

    Lot 49 Bench & Bough

    Cane lounge chair, professionally re-caned

    Professionally re-caned before the sale, which we said in the first line of the catalogue entry rather than the last.

    Hammer$1,85022 bids
    ClosedBidding closed.