George Nakashima

Triple Sliding Door Wall Cabinet

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October 20, 05:54 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property of an East Coast Collector

George Nakashima

Triple Sliding Door Wall Cabinet

circa 1962

American black walnut, pandanus cloth

18 1/2 x 104 x 18 1/8 in. (47 x 264 x 46 cm)

Marvin and Florence Gerstin, Maryland, commissioned directly from the artist, 1962

Thence by descent to the present owner

George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1988, pp. 39, 170-172, 203 (for related models)

Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum, New York, 1989, p. 166 (for a related model)

Mira Nakashima, Nature Form & Sprit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 174 and 181 (for related models)