ID 778961
Lot 218 | GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Estimate value
$ 60 000 – 80 000
Rare 'Conoid' Dining Table, 1979
Highly-figured single-slab burl top with free edges, burl and knot details.
French olive ash, English walnut wood
29 1⁄4 x 76 x 36 in. (74.3 x 193 x 91.4 cm)
signed and dated George Nakashima Oct 1979 and marked with client's name
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1979
Literature
G. Wald, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker’s Reflections, George Nakashima, New York, 1981, p. 185
George Nakashima Woodworkers, catalog, New Hope, 2001, p. 5
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalog, Princeton, 2008, p. 18
Post lot text
This lot is accompanied by George Nakashima's book, The Soul of a Tree, A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1981; an original drawing of the lot; and a copy of the original order card.
| Artist: | George Nakashima (1905 - 1990) |
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| Medium: | Wood |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables, Dining tables |
| Artist: | George Nakashima (1905 - 1990) |
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| Medium: | Wood |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables, Dining tables |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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