Pair of lounge chairs
'Conoid Cushion chair' Model
Special order
Walnut, hickory and fabric
Signed 'George Nakashima' and dated
'Nov 12 1987' beneath the crossbeams
Model created in 1987
H 86 × L 86,5 × W 78 cm
Note:
Special order for Mr. Jeffrey Montgomery, Castagnola, Switzerland.
Provenance:
- Former Jeffrey Montgomery collection,
Castagnola, Switzerland.
- Purchased from the latter by the current owner. Bibliography:
- G. Nakashima, 'The Soul of a Tree, A
Woodworker's Reflections', Ed. Kodansha
International, New York, 1981, similar model
p. 187, sketch for a similar model p. 151
- 'George Nakashima, 50 ans de création', Ed.
Galerie Alexandre Guillemain, Paris, 2018,
exhibition catalogue, similar model p. 28-29
