Property from Carnegie Museum of Art, Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund
George Nakashima, Table Lamp
Auction Closed
December 12, 06:50 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
Lot Details
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Property from Carnegie Museum of Art, Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund
George Nakashima
Table Lamp
circa 1962
burled walnut, parchment shade
27 ¾ in. (70.5 cm) high
15 ¾ in. (40 cm) maximum diameter
Commissioned directly from the artist by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney M. Feldman, Pittsburgh, circa 1962
Gifted from the above to the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1977
George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1988, pp. 39, 186-187 (for related examples), 189 (for a sketch of a related example)
Mira Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 55, 109, 216-217 (for related examples)
Alberto Aquilino et al., George Nakashima, South Korea, 2006, pp. 9 (for the present model), 22-23 and 33 (for related examples)
Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, London, 1989, p. 172, pls. 37-38 (for related examples)