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Lot 105
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
A 'Conoid Cushion' lounge chair, designed 1962
Closed17 October 2018
Price Realised
GBP 15,000
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GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
A 'Conoid Cushion' lounge chair, designed 1962
produced by Nakashima Studios, New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA, walnut, hickory, upholstery, together with two cushions (one not illustrated)
33 ½ high x 34 ¼ wide x 44 7/8 in. deep (85 x 87 x 114 cm.)
A 'Conoid Cushion' lounge chair, designed 1962
produced by Nakashima Studios, New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA, walnut, hickory, upholstery, together with two cushions (one not illustrated)
33 ½ high x 34 ¼ wide x 44 7/8 in. deep (85 x 87 x 114 cm.)
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
A 'Conoid Cushion' lounge chair, designed 1962
produced by Nakashima Studios, New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA, walnut, hickory, upholstery, together with two cushions (one not illustrated)
33 ½ high x 34 ¼ wide x 44 7/8 in. deep (85 x 87 x 114 cm.)
A 'Conoid Cushion' lounge chair, designed 1962
produced by Nakashima Studios, New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA, walnut, hickory, upholstery, together with two cushions (one not illustrated)
33 ½ high x 34 ¼ wide x 44 7/8 in. deep (85 x 87 x 114 cm.)
Other examples of this model illustrated:
George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, Tokyo, 1981, p. 151 for a drawing of the model;
Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum, New York, 1989, p. 159;
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 108, 216.
George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, Tokyo, 1981, p. 151 for a drawing of the model;
Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum, New York, 1989, p. 159;
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 108, 216.
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