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 tableWright20251,728lots offered2001–2026years recorded98%sold (1,700)$15kSign up free to seemedian price

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Auction results: 1,727 2001–2026
Price range: $475–$356kSign up free to see
Median price: $15kSign up free to see 1,699 sold
Most recent sale: $8.8kSign up free to see Sep 2026, Cottone Auctions
Record sale: $356kSign up free to see 2025, Wright

Recent sales: End Table with Shelf · Cushion Arm Chair and Ottoman · Slab Coffee Table

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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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Grass-Seated chairs, pair, 1960
American black walnut, sea grass cord
27 h x 23 w x 18 d in (69 x 58 x 46 cm)
Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2021 · Lot 474
$11,875≈ £8,684≈ €10,133Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Grass-Seated stool, c. 1965
walnut, sea grass cord
12½ h x 18 w x 16 d in (32 x 46 x 41 cm)
Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2021 · Lot 487
$5,000≈ £3,657≈ €4,267Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
King-size headboard, 1962
American black walnut
36¼ h x 80 w x 4 d in (92 x 203 x 10 cm)
Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2021 · Lot 488
$5,250≈ £3,839≈ €4,480Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Daybed, 1963
American black walnut, upholstery
28 h x 73 w x 30 d in (71 x 185 x 76 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jul 7, 2021 · Lot 205
$13,750≈ £9,937≈ €11,622Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Fitch stool
American black walnut, sea grass cord
8 h x 20¼ w x 20¼ d in (20 x 51 x 51 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jul 7, 2021 · Lot 208
$3,750≈ £2,710≈ €3,170Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Daybed, 1963
American black walnut, upholstery
28 h x 73 w x 30 d in (71 x 185 x 76 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jul 7, 2021 · Lot 212
$13,750≈ £9,937≈ €11,622Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Rare Side Table
Drawing · Panel
height 15 3/4in (40cm); width 31in (79cm); depth 14in (35.5cm)
Bonhams · Jun 10, 2021 · Lot 55
$35,313≈ £25,030≈ €29,006Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
Minguren I Coffee Table
Drawing
height 15 1/2in (39.4cm); width 5ft 1 1/2in (156.3cm); depth 3ft (91.5cm)
Bonhams · Jun 10, 2021 · Lot 56
$27,813≈ £19,714≈ €22,846Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
Conoid Cushion Lounge Chair
East Indian Laurel, hickory, upholstery
height 33 3/4in (86cm); width 33 1/2in (85cm); depth 30in (76cm)
Bonhams · Jun 10, 2021 · Lot 57
$15,300≈ £10,845≈ €12,568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
'Conoid' dining table, 1968
American black walnut, four East Indian rosewood keys
72.5 x 213 x 109 cm. (28 1/2 x 83 7/8 x 42 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Jun 7, 2021 · Lot 188
HK$302,400≈ $38,979≈ £27,506≈ €32,050Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$150,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗

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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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