Custom Four-Door Cabinet, 1959

Details

GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Custom Four-Door Cabinet, 1959
American black walnut, pandanus cloth
32 x 84 x 20 in. (81.3 x 213.4 x 50.8 cm)

Provenance

Private Collection, New Jersey, acquired directly from the artist, 1959
Galere, West Palm Beach, Florida
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2010

Literature

G. Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1981, pp. 39, 170-172 (for related examples)
D. E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, New York, 1989, p. 166-167 (for a related example)
George Nakashima Woodworker, studio catalogue, Princeton, 2008, pp. 42-43 (for a related example)
T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, pp. 122-124 (for related examples)

Further Details

This lot is accompanied by a copy of the original order card.

Conditions of sale

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