GEORGE NAKASHIMA | PAIR OF "CONOID CUSHION" ARMCHAIRS

Auction Closed

October 7, 07:54 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from the D. H. McCowan Collection

GEORGE NAKASHIMA

PAIR OF "CONOID CUSHION" ARMCHAIRS

circa 1960s

American black walnut, hickory, fabric upholstered cushions

with original owner's name and numbered 8

30½ x 30 x 30¼ in. (77.4 x 76.2 x 76.8 cm) each

D. H. McCowan, Bend, Oregon, commissioned directly from the artist, circa 1960s

Thence by descent to the present owner

“The House of George Nakashima, Woodworker,” Arts and Architecture, January 1950, pp. 22 and 26

Mira Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 61 and 147