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

George Nakashima’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Turned Leg dining table, 1964
cherry, rosewood
28½ h x 72¼ w x 42½ d in (72 x 184 x 108 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2022 · Lot 540
$17,500≈ £14,343≈ €16,851Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Grass-Seated chairs, set of four, 1957
American black walnut, sea grass cord
26½ h x 23 w x 20 d in (67 x 58 x 51 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2022 · Lot 542
$35,000≈ £28,686≈ €33,702Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Candleholders, pair, 1978
myrtle burl
2½ h x 5 w x 3½ d in (6 x 13 x 9 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2022 · Lot 543
$3,000≈ £2,459≈ €2,889Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Queen-size headboard, 1987
butternut
39¼ h x 78 w x 3¼ d in (100 x 198 x 8 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2022 · Lot 545
$32,500≈ £26,637≈ €31,295Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Mira mirror box, 1986
Persian walnut, mirror
4¼ h x 13½ w x 15¼ d in (11 x 34 x 39 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2022 · Lot 547
$4,375≈ £3,586≈ €4,213Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Sliding Door cabinet, 1966
American black walnut
32 h x 71 w x 23 d in (81 x 180 x 58 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2022 · Lot 551
$43,750≈ £35,858≈ €42,128Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $17,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
End table, 1961
cherry
21¼ h x 28¼ w x 18 d in (54 x 72 x 46 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2022 · Lot 552
$3,250≈ £2,664≈ €3,130Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
'Lounge Chair with Arm Right', designed circa 1962, executed 1963
American black walnut, hickory
84 x 76.9 x 73.6 cm (33 1/8 x 30 1/4 x 28 7/8 in.)
Phillips · May 12, 2022 · Lot 76
£15,120≈ $18,451≈ €17,728Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
Hanging wall case, 1962
Cherry
36.3 x 180.3 x 35.7 cm
Bonhams · Apr 28, 2022 · Lot 86
£12,750≈ $15,848≈ €15,115Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Bonhams ↗
Early 'Slab II' coffee table, 1961
American black walnut
34 x 138.5 x 82 cm
Bonhams · Apr 28, 2022 · Lot 87
£19,125≈ $23,772≈ €22,673Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–20,000View at Bonhams ↗

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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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