Sale 1696
New York
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8 September 2006
Price realised
USD 4,200
Estimate
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990) A Walnut Settee, circa 1951 29¾ in. (75.5 cm.) high, 53½ in. (136 cm.) wide, 30½ in. (77.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Nakashima workshop. Thence by descent in the family.
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