George Nakashima
Sideboard
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
CONTEMPORARY LIVING – Photographs, Prints & Design, Lot 51
22. Jul - 22. Jul 2015
CONTEMPORARY LIVING – Photographs, Prints & Design, Lot 51
22. Jul - 22. Jul 2015
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Description
George Nakashima
1905-1990
SIDEBOARD
signed and dated to the reverse
American black walnut and pandanus cloth
31 3/4 by 72 by 22 in. (80.6 by 182.9 by 55.9 cm.)
1976
Acquired directly from the artist, 1976 | Thence by descent to the present owners
1905-1990
SIDEBOARD
signed and dated to the reverse
American black walnut and pandanus cloth
31 3/4 by 72 by 22 in. (80.6 by 182.9 by 55.9 cm.)
1976
Acquired directly from the artist, 1976 | Thence by descent to the present owners
Upper estimate price exceeded by 83 %.
This artwork by George Nakashima achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in July 2015. In the CONTEMPORARY LIVING – Photographs, Prints & Design auction, the work Sideboard sold for USD 27,500.00 (€ 24,936.53) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by George Nakashima - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Exceptional free-form “Minguren I” coffee table, which sold at auction in May 2010 for USD 86,500.00 (€ 69,932.90).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 83 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von George Nakashima erzielte im Juli 2015 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion CONTEMPORARY LIVING – Photographs, Prints & Design wurde die Arbeit Sideboard für USD 27.500,00 (€ 24.936,53) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von George Nakashima mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Exceptional free-form “Minguren I” coffee table beobachtet, die im Mai 2010 für USD 86.500,00 (€ 69.932,90) versteigert wurde.
George Nakashima - Auction history
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