George Nakashima

American · 1905–1990

Japanese-American woodworker, architect, and furniture maker (1905-1990)

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$355,600≈ £266,587≈ €306,737Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumExceptional Conoid dining tableWright20251,683lots offered2001–2026years recorded98%sold (1,655)$15kSign up free to seemedian price

4 works by George Nakashima with an auction history (offered more than once) →

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Exceptional Conoid dining tableWright · Oct 2025$355,600≈ £266,587≈ €306,737Sign up to see
Important Conoid Dining TableBonhams · Dec 2021$250,313≈ £188,901≈ €221,339Sign up to see
Three-door room dividerPhillips · Jun 2025$209,550≈ £155,188≈ €183,349Sign up to see

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Floor lamp, 1966
Sculpture
60 h x 13 w x 16½ d in (152 x 33 x 42 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 534
$13,860≈ £11,215≈ €12,803Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Grass-Seated chairs, set of six, 1957
American black walnut, sea grass cord
27¼ h x 22½ w x 18 d in (69 x 57 x 46 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 535
$30,240≈ £24,470≈ €27,933Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Boat-Shaped dining table, 1957
American black walnut
28½ h x 72 w x 39¾ d in (72 x 183 x 101 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 536
$15,120≈ £12,235≈ €13,966Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Hanging Wall cabinet, 1956
American black walnut
14 h x 71 w x 13½ d in (36 x 180 x 34 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 537
$27,720≈ £22,431≈ €25,605Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Cushion armchair, 1962
American black walnut, upholstery
30½ h x 30 w x 31 d in (77 x 76 x 79 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 538
$13,860≈ £11,215≈ €12,803Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Ottomans, pair, 1962
American black walnut, upholstery
10½ h x 24 w x 24 d in (27 x 61 x 61 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 539
$6,930≈ £5,608≈ €6,401Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Double settee, 1962
American black walnut, upholstery
30 h x 72 w x 29¾ d in (76 x 183 x 76 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 540
$15,480≈ £12,526≈ €14,299Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Pedestal table, 1963
American black walnut
28½ h x 42 dia in (72 x 107 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 541
$8,190≈ £6,627≈ €7,565Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Mira chairs, set of four, 1963
American black walnut
27 h x 18 w x 17 d in (69 x 46 x 43 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 542
$8,190≈ £6,627≈ €7,565Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Special end table, 1959
American black walnut
17 h x 30 w x 30 d in (43 x 76 x 76 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 544
$8,190≈ £6,627≈ €7,565Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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George Nakashima signature

45 catalogued lots by George Nakashima record a signature line. Most often: signed.

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signed36
signed and dated5
signed in pencil4

Signed with client's name — Free-Edge Twin Headboard, Billings, Jun 20, 2026
Signed with client's name in faint marker — Twin Spindle Headboard, Billings, Jun 20, 2026
Signed with client name underneath — Untitled, Clarke Auction Gallery, Dec 7, 2025

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