ID 779011
Lot 219 | GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 10 000
Set of Three 'Amoeba' Nesting Tables, 1979
Each table with a highly figured, single-slab burl top.
French olive ash, English walnut
largest: 21 x 21 1⁄2 x 20 in. (53.3 x 54.6 x 50.8 cm)
each signed and dated George Nakashima Oct 1979
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1979
Literature
D. Ostergard, George Nakashima Full Circle, New York, 1989, pp. 120-121, no. 4-6
The Soul of a Tree – George Nakashima, Toyama, 1993, pp. 62-63, no. 15-17
George Nakashima Woodworkers, catalog, New Hope, 2001, p. 7
M. Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of Geroge Nakashima, New York, 2003, p. 93
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalog, Princeton, 2008, p. 24
Post lot text
This lot is accompanied by a copy of the original order card and a copy of the original drawing.
| Artist: | George Nakashima (1905 - 1990) |
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| Medium: | Wood |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables |
| Artist: | George Nakashima (1905 - 1990) |
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| Medium: | Wood |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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