ID 880105
Lot 371 | GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Estimate value
$ 25 000 – 35 000
Frenchman's Cove Dining Table, 1981
walnut, rosewood
28 1/2 x 60 5/8 x 34 3/4 in. (72.4 x 154 x 88.3 cm)
inscribed HAND & SPIRIT
Provenance
Joanne Rapp Gallery/The Hand and the Spirit, Scottsdale, Arizona, commissioned directly from the artist, 1981
Private Collection, Arizona
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
G. Wald, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker’s Reflections, George Nakashima, New York, 1981, pp. 174, 179, 185,
D. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, New York, 1989, pp. 124-125, no. 8
George Nakashima Woodworkers, catalog, New Hope, 2001, pp. 5, 10-11
M. Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 166, 167
R. Delphia, Nakashima Revealed: The Carnegie Mellon Collection, exh cat., Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, 2007, p. 38
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalog, Princeton, 2008, pp. 18, 21
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Post lot text
This lot is accompanied by a copy of the original order card.
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