george-nakashima-american-1905-1990-pair-of-stools
Lot 2192
George Nakashima (American, 1905-1990), Pair of Stools
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
1960s, walnut with grass cord seats, pegged joinery, turned splayed legs, unmarked.

11 x 18 x 16 in.

Collection of a Lady, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Father of the American Craft movement and declared a national treasure, Nakashima has blended the Japanese tea ceremony, American Shaker furniture, and the Zen Buddhist ideals of beauty.

One seat with loose cording; staining and surface scratches to walnut edges; leg joints with old but possibly later glue; one leg with scratching at center area; scuffs to feet.