George Nakashima
Pair of "Conoid Cushion" Chairs
Auction Closed
June 10, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
George Nakashima
Pair of "Conoid Cushion" Chairs
1988
American black walnut
each signed George Nakashima and dated May 20 1988
33¾ x 34¼ x 31¾ in. (85.7 x 87 x 80.6 cm) each
Sollo/Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa late 1990s
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa late 1990s
Michael A. Stone, Contemporary American Woodworkers, Salt Lake City, 1986, p. 24
Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum of the American Craft Council, New York, 1989, p. 159
Mira Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 108, 216 (for a period photograph of the model in the Rockefellers' Japanese House) and 248
Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum of the American Craft Council, New York, 1989, p. 159
Mira Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 108, 216 (for a period photograph of the model in the Rockefellers' Japanese House) and 248
