Mira Nakashima (American, b. 1942) Special "Conoid Room Divider" Cabinet, George Nakashima Woodworker, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 2007

American black walnut, pandanus cloth
Single-board top. Finished back with figured, book-matched panels.
The central compartment with three drawers. The left and right compartments each with two, adjustable shelves.
Signed, dated, and inscribed with client's name: "Mira Nakashima 8.9.07", "Halaburt"

H: 24 1/2, W: 84 1/2, D: 26 1/2 in.

Note

This lot is sold with a digital copy of an original preparatory drawing for the present lot, signed and dated: "Mira Nakashima May 5, 2006" and a digital copy of the original invoice from George Nakashima Woodworker.

Literature

Derek Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, pp. 166-167 (model illustrated)
George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree, pp. 170-172 (model illustrated)
George Nakashima Woodworkers, studio catalogue, c. 2005, p. 18 (model illustrated)
James A. Michener Art Museum, George Nakashima and the Modernist Moment, pp. 54-55 (model illustrated)
Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit, p. 181 (model illustrated)

Provenance

Commissioned directly from Mira Nakashima and George Nakashima Woodworker

Property from the Estate of Geoffrey Halaburt