Crafting Modernism: Masters of the American Studio Design Movement from the Pinnacle Art Collection
Crafting Modernism: Masters of the American Studio Design Movement from the Pinnacle Art Collection
George Nakashima
"Sanso" Dining Table from the International Paper Company, New York
Auction Closed
June 10, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
George Nakashima
"Sanso" Dining Table from the International Paper Company, New York
1980
American black walnut, rosewood
signed George Nakashima/IP and dated Sept 1980
28 x 89 x 79 in. (71.1 x 226.1 x 200.7 cm)
International Paper Company, New York, commissioned directly from the artist, 1980
Christie's East, December 7, 1989, lot 559
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum, New York, 1989, p. 87 (for a period photograph of Nakashima with a related example)
Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form, Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, p. 227 (for a related example)
Robert Aibel, "The Soul of Nakashima," Modern Magazine, March 2015, p. 81 (for the present lot illustrated)
Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form, Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, p. 227 (for a related example)
Robert Aibel, "The Soul of Nakashima," Modern Magazine, March 2015, p. 81 (for the present lot illustrated)