Lot 1 email save

GEORGE NAKASHIMA Eight-drawer walnut wall-hanging

Sign In to see what this sold for

GEORGE NAKASHIMA Eight-drawer walnut wall-hanging cabinet with burlwood pulls. (An exceptional and unusual early Nakashima cabinet, the piece was originally designed as part of the interior of a residence on King's Point, Long Island, for his early patrons, the Hammer family. Nakashima served as both the architect and interior designer, and the home was heralded as a new style of modern design influenced by handmade materials. Illustrated in an August 19th, 1951 New York Times article, The Handcraft Theme, by Betty Pepis, the photographs were reprinted in a January 1952 Times article, Looking Back at 1951, also by Pepis.) 11 3/4" x 96 1/4" x 19 1/4"

If you have questions on the condition of a piece, we would be glad to provide our opinion, but all works are sold according to our Terms of Sale. Please call the Auction House for complete condition reports if you cannot view these pieces in person.

View Rago Modern Auctions, LLP next auction.

Similar lots up for auction