Spindle Sofa, Model No. 250, designed circa 1958

Details

GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Spindle Sofa, Model No. 250, designed circa 1958
produced by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan
walnut, fabric upholstery
25 1/4 x 135 x 35 in. (64.1 x 342.9 x 88.9 cm)

Provenance

Wright, Chicago, 20 March 2005, lot 238
Sebastian + Barquet, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2008

Literature

E. Gordon, ed., "The Glorification of Wood," House Beautiful, New York, October 1958, pp. 173-174
"Nothing Matches?," The Miami News, 22 January 1959, n.p.

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