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Chicago, IL, United States
Auction Details
DESIGN
Wright's Design sale features works by renowned designers of the 20th century. This October Wright presents more than twenty designs by George Nakashima from an important private collection that have never before been to market. Highlights from the collection include an exceptional Minguren I coffee table made of Carpathian Elm, a Conoid bench with an expressive seat as well as many lamps, stools, chairs and bookcases each expertly crafted. The works, most ordered in the 1970s, are accompanied by drawings from Nakashima as well as correspondence between the artist and the collector.
Other sale highlights include works from Chandigarh, India by Pierre Jeanneret, as well as American mid-century designs by George Nelson & Associates, Charles and Ray Eames and Greta Magnusson Grossman. Works by Paul Evans, Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, Edward Wormley, Serge Mouille and many others also feature prominently in this sale.
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![Pucci De Rossi tables, pair: Pucci De Rossi tables, pair Italy, 1987 steel, glass 18.75 dia x 18.75 h inches Incised signature to base of each example: [Pucci De Rossi 1987 H. Dolin Stuart].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748090_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)

![Wendell Castle Crescent Rocker: Wendell Castle Crescent Rocker USA, 1981 lacquered oak, ultrasuede 25.5 w x 40 d x 34.75 h inches Incised signature to underside: [W. Castle 81]. Literature: Furniture by Wendell Castle,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748094_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Wendell Castle mirror: Wendell Castle mirror USA, 1974 oak, mirror 17 w x 10 d x 26 h inches Carved signature and date to underside: [WC 74]. Provenance: Acquired from The Fairtree Gallery, New York by the present](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748096_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Richard John Music Rack: Richard John Music Rack USA, c. 1975 walnut, ebony 18.75 w x 13 d x 43.5 h inches Impressed signature to base: [RJ 766]. Literature: Craft Multiples, Renwick Gallery exhibition catalog, pg. 56](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748098_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![George Nakashima New chair: George Nakashima New chair USA, 1990 American black walnut, hickory 21 w x 18.5 d x 35 h inches Signed and dated to underside: [Studio George Nakashima March 15, 1990]. Literature: George](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748100_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)



![Claude Conover Kuch vessel: Claude Conover Kuch vessel USA, c. 1965 glazed stoneware 13 dia x 19.75 h inches Glazed signature to underside: [Claude Conover Kuch].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748108_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Claude Conover Isiv vessel: Claude Conover Isiv vessel USA, c. 1965 glazed stoneware 11.5 dia x 20.5 h inches Glazed signature to underside: [Claude Conover Isiv].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748110_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)

![George Nakashima New chairs, set of four: George Nakashima New chairs, set of four USA, 1979 cherry, hickory 18.75 w x 21 d x 36 h inches Signed with client name to underside: [Glietman]. Literature: George Nakashima, Woodworkers,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748114_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)

![George Nakashima Conoid chair: George Nakashima Conoid chair USA, 1990 American black walnut, hickory 20.5 w x 21 d x 35.5 h inches Signed and dated to underside: [Studio George Nakashima January 19, 1990]. Literature: George](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748118_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)


