George Nakashima, 'Slab II' coffee table
1960
English walnut, East Indian rosewood.
30.7 x 114 x 51 cm (12 1/8 x 44 7/8 x 20 1/8 in.)
Executed by George Nakashima Woodworker, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Together with a copy of the original order card.
Provenance
Samuel Dinin, New York, acquired directly from the artist, 1960
Rago, Lambertville, 'Modern Design and Contemporary Art', 21 May 2017, lot 2088
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, Tokyo, 1981, p. 188 for a drawing of a similar example
Bid on this lot
1960
English walnut, East Indian rosewood.
30.7 x 114 x 51 cm (12 1/8 x 44 7/8 x 20 1/8 in.)
Executed by George Nakashima Woodworker, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Together with a copy of the original order card.
Provenance
Samuel Dinin, New York, acquired directly from the artist, 1960
Rago, Lambertville, 'Modern Design and Contemporary Art', 21 May 2017, lot 2088
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, Tokyo, 1981, p. 188 for a drawing of a similar example
