A WALNUT OPEN BOOKCASE AND BUTTERNUT LIBRARY STEPS

GEORGE NAKASHIMA, CIRCA 1972

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A WALNUT OPEN BOOKCASE AND BUTTERNUT LIBRARY STEPS
george nakashima, circa 1972
The bookcase with slab sides, fixed upper and lower shelves and two central adjustable shelves, the upper shelf with free-edges; the library steps with shaped triangular sides with cut-out handholds and two stair steps
the bookcase 49¾in. (126.4cm.) high, 60in. (152.4cm.) long, 23in. (58.4cm.) wide; the library steps 21½in. (54.6cm.) high, 15¼in. (38.7cm.) wide, 16¼in. (41.3cm.) deep (2)

Lot Essay

This lot is accompanied by a copy of a 1972 invoice from Nakashima for this commission listing a "2 step stool", as well as an original sketch of the design. A copy of a sketch for the open bookcase also accompanies the lot.

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