GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Rare 'Conoid' Desk, 1968
American walnut, hickory
23 ¾ x 73 x 75 (60.3 x 185.4 x 190.5 cm)
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Rare 'Conoid' Desk, 1968
American walnut, hickory
23 ¾ x 73 x 75 (60.3 x 185.4 x 190.5 cm)
Private Collection, New Jersey Christie's, New York, 12 April 1997, lot 79 Acquired from the above by the present owner
G. Nakashima, George Nakashima Woodworker, New Hope, PA, 1970, n.p.
Thick cut, pierced slab top with free edges and two fissures each bridged by a butterfly joint. Desktop joined to the return with two exceptionally large butterfly joints. This lot is offered together with a copy of the original order card.
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