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Property from a Prestigious New York Collection

George Nakashima

Set of Six "Grass-Seated" Chairs

Live auction begins on:

June 11, 03:00 PM GMT

Estimate

18,000 - 24,000 USD

Bid

13,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Prestigious New York Collection

George Nakashima

Set of Six "Grass-Seated" Chairs


designed 1944

American black walnut, sea grass

27 ⅝ x 22 ½ x 18 in. (70.2 x 57.2 x 48.3 cm) each

Wright Chicago, October 17, 2013, lot 138

Acquired from the above by the present owner

George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, Tokyo, 1981, p. 142

Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum, New York, 1989, pp. 138-139

Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 82, 88, 151 and 183