Mira Nakashima (American, b. 1942) Pair of Special Single-Board Seat "Conoid Host" Chairs, George Nakashima Woodworker, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 2007

American black walnut, hickory, laurel
Each chair with a single-board, figured walnut seat; one chair seat with a single laurel butterfly to top of seat and two concealed laurel butterflies to underside of seat
One chair signed and dated: "Mira Nakashima 8.9.07"
The other signed and dated: "Nakashima 8.9.07"
Both inscribed with client's name: "Halaburt"

H: 37 1/2, W: 22 1/2, D: 25 in. (each, overall)

Note

This lot is sold with a digital copy of the original invoice from George Nakashima Woodworker.

Literature

Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf, Makers: A History of American Studio Craft, p. 248 (related form illustrated)
Derek Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, p. 155 (related form illustrated)
George Nakashima, studio catalogue, unpaginated (related form illustrated)
George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree, pp. 38, 108, 140, 143-149, 152-153, 167, 169, 183 (related form illustrated)
Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit, pp. 172-175 (related form illustrated)

Provenance

Commissioned directly from Mira Nakashima and George Nakashima Woodworker.

Property from the Estate of Geoffrey Halaburt