GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)

Lot 131
07.12.2023 11:00UTC -05:00
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$ 80 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 1105345
Lot 131 | GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Estimate value
$ 80 000 – 120 000
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)

Unique Editor's Desk for Dr. Krosnick's Study, Melody Woods III, Princeton, New Jersey, 1990

American black walnut, rosewood, maple burl, English walnut

with castors

36 ½ x 37 ¾ x 19 ½ in. (92.7 x 96 x 49.5 cm) (shortest)

49 7⁄8 x 37 ¾ x 19 ½ in. (126.8 x 96 x 49.5 cm) (tallest)

signed and dated George Nakashima March 5 1990





Provenance

Dr. Arthur & Evelyn Krosnick, Princeton, New Jersey

New Life for the Noble Tree: The Dr. Arthur & Evelyn Krosnick Collection of Masterworks by George Nakashima, Sotheby's, New York, 15 December 2006, lot 308

Acquired from the above by the present owner



Literature

A. Krosnick, "The Editor's Desk," Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey, May 1981, cover and p. 343 (for the original example of this model)



Further details

This lot is accompanied by a copy of the original order card.
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