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Sold at auction George Nakashima (1905-1990) Two-piece Dining Table for sale in auction. Auction Number 2770B, Lot Number 278. Bid on similar items for sale at auction

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Lot 225: George Nakashima. Cross-Legged desk. 1976, American black walnut, hickory, rosewood. 29 h × 75 w × 32 d in. result: $19,800. estimate: $20,000–30,000. This special order desk features a solid slab top with double free edges, two rosewood butterflys, sap grain and worm hole details. Sold with copy of the original drawing by George Nakashima. Signed with client's name to underside: [Spaulding]. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist

Sold at auction George Nakashima (1905-1990) Conoid Bench for sale in auction. Auction Number 2770B, Lot Number 313. Bid on similar items for sale at auction

Conceived in 2003 for the Concordia Chamber Players and first crafted out of an English walnut tree obtained from the Djokic family in New Hope, this piece has a flat seat and enables string players to relate to each other dynamically when playing.

George Nakashima, the internationally renowned American designer and architect, liked to describe himself as a simple woodworker.

This live-edge tree slice table is made from a horizontal cut of the trunk of a mulberry tree. I made the legs, my new version of DIY industrial pipe legs, from steel lamp pipe and brass fittings. As I mentioned in the "About" section, I originally became interested in making