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Custom Conoid chairs (8) | Wright
Estimated value: 50.000-70.000 US$
Reached Price : 44.000 US$
Auction:
Modernist 20 Century
Sales date: 2004-12-05
Location:
Chicago
Lot number: 389
Design
George NakashimaArchitonic id
4105969
Butternut
20"w x 21"d x 35.5"h
Each chair signed in marker on bottom: [George Nakashima 1986 Furman Butternut]. The use of butternut is rare in the work of George Nakashima because it was uncommon to find wood of good enough quality for Nakashima's standards. When Nakashima discoverd a small stock of butternut, he produced this set of custom chairs. Suprisingly, five chairs have single-board seats, a rarity with any conoid chair, and of special significance considering the difficulty in finding high quality butternut.
Provenance:
Furman Family, Pennsylvania
20"w x 21"d x 35.5"h
Each chair signed in marker on bottom: [George Nakashima 1986 Furman Butternut]. The use of butternut is rare in the work of George Nakashima because it was uncommon to find wood of good enough quality for Nakashima's standards. When Nakashima discoverd a small stock of butternut, he produced this set of custom chairs. Suprisingly, five chairs have single-board seats, a rarity with any conoid chair, and of special significance considering the difficulty in finding high quality butternut.
Provenance:
Furman Family, Pennsylvania
