Lot Essay
This monumental single-slab coffee table features extensive free-edges, highly figured grain, expressive knot details and a butterfly joint to the underside.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1999)
Monumental Minguren II Coffee Table, 1984
Details
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1999)
Monumental Minguren II Coffee Table, 1984
American black walnut
15 x 83 1/2 x 44 1/4 in. (38.1 x 212.1 x 129.4 cm)
signed and dated GEORGE NAKASHIMA JUNE 1984
Monumental Minguren II Coffee Table, 1984
American black walnut
15 x 83 1/2 x 44 1/4 in. (38.1 x 212.1 x 129.4 cm)
signed and dated GEORGE NAKASHIMA JUNE 1984
Provenance
Aurora Lehman, Northridge, California acquired from the artist
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
G. Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1981, p. 117 (for a related example), 182 (for a sketch)
M. Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 202-203 (for a sketch of a related example)
M. Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 202-203 (for a sketch of a related example)
Further details
This lot is accompanied by a copy of the original order card.
Brought to you by
Victoria Allerton Tudor
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Sale