George Nakashima (American, 1905-1990) Fine "Frenchman's Cove II" Extension Dining Table and Set of Six "New" Dining Chairs, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1966
American black walnut, rosewood, hickory
Book-matched top with four butterflies
One table leaf signed and dated: "George Nakashima May 1966"
The chairs each inscribed with client's name
H: 28 1/2, L: 93 1/2, W: 44 in. (table, overall including leaves, as shown), L: 60 in. (excluding leaves), H: 36, W: 18 3/4, D: 22 in. (chairs, each)
Literature
For the table:
George Nakashima, studio catalogue, unpaginatedGeorge Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree, pp. 174-175, 179, 185Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit, p. 167
For the chairs:
Derek Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, p. 154George Nakashima, studio catalogue, unpaginatedGeorge Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree, p. 142Mira Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit, pp. 96, 163
Note
This lot is sold with a digital copy of the original order card from George Nakashima, Woodworker.
Provenance
Commissioned directly from George Nakashima
Property from a Private Pennsylvania Family Collection