Sale 1696
New York
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8 September 2006
Price realised
USD 10,200
Estimate
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990) A Walnut Coffee Table, circa 1951 15 in. (38 cm.) high, 49¾ in. (126.4 cm.) wide at widest point, 30¾ in. (78 cm.) depth (approximate)
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Nakashima workshop. Thence by descent in the family.
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