George Nakashima

George Nakashima

American · 1905–1990

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

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1,537auction results2001–2026years recorded98%sold (1,510)$15.2kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. George Nakashima, Exceptional Conoid dining table, 1966, oak burl, oakExceptional Conoid dining tableWright · $355,600≈ £266,587≈ €306,737Sign up to see
  2. George Nakashima, Important Conoid Dining TableImportant Conoid Dining TableBonhams · $250,313≈ £188,901≈ €221,339Sign up to see
  3. George Nakashima, Three-door room divider, 1987, American black walnut, claro walnutThree-door room dividerPhillips · $209,550≈ £155,188≈ €183,349Sign up to see

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Average price
median $15.2kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
1,510
of 1,537 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
98%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k$1M200420072010201320162019202220252001-06-10 · $4,6002001-06-10 · $5,4632001-06-10 · $6902001-06-10 · $6,9002001-06-10 · $13,8002001-06-10 · $2,9902001-10-28 · $7,4752001-10-28 · $6,3252006-03-28 · $19,2002006-03-28 · $12,0002006-03-28 · $5,7002006-03-28 · $1,0802006-03-28 · $27,6002006-03-28 · $18,0002006-03-28 · $14,4002006-10-10 · $12,0002006-10-10 · $7,2002006-10-10 · $10,8002006-10-10 · $1,3202007-03-25 · $15,6002007-03-25 · $7,2002007-03-25 · $12,0002007-03-25 · $5,1002007-03-25 · $2,4502007-06-03 · $10,2002007-06-03 · $14,4002007-06-03 · $36,0002008-02-10 · $48,0002008-02-10 · $60,0002008-02-10 · $10,8002008-02-10 · $2,4002008-06-29 · $12,0002008-06-29 · $5,7002008-06-29 · $8402008-12-07 · $7,2002008-12-07 · $8,4002009-03-21 · $7,8202009-12-06 · $36,7502009-12-06 · $11,6382009-12-06 · $20,8252009-12-06 · $73,5002009-12-06 · $5,5132009-12-06 · $14,7002009-12-06 · $3,0632009-12-06 · $6742010-05-23 · $2,4502010-05-23 · $4,5942010-05-23 · $3,6752010-05-23 · $3,0632010-05-23 · $1,1642010-05-23 · $8582010-10-17 · $13,4752011-03-06 · $27,5002011-03-06 · $3,7502011-03-06 · $17,5002011-06-26 · $5,0002011-12-11 · $12,5002012-05-06 · $4,0632012-05-06 · $3,7502012-05-06 · $18,7502012-10-07 · $90,0002012-10-07 · $2,5002012-10-07 · $4,3752012-12-09 · $7,5002012-12-16 · $5,0002013-04-14 · $1,2002013-05-19 · $7,5002013-05-19 · $10,0002013-05-19 · $8,1252013-06-11 · $40,0002013-09-26 · $17,0382013-10-13 · $30,0002013-10-13 · $4,5002013-12-17 · $40,0002014-02-23 · $11,8752014-02-23 · $4,3752014-02-23 · $7,1882014-02-23 · $10,6252014-02-23 · $68,7502014-02-23 · $43,7502014-02-23 · $6,8752014-02-23 · $8,1252014-02-23 · $15,0002014-02-23 · $5,3132014-02-23 · $5,3132014-02-23 · $20,0002014-06-11 · $32,5002014-10-12 · $6,2502014-10-12 · $7,5002014-10-12 · $1,2502014-11-15 · $17,0002014-11-15 · $8,0002015-02-12 · $5,3132015-03-01 · $4,3752015-04-29 · $8,7502015-05-17 · $7,5002015-05-17 · $2,5002015-06-09 · $87,5002015-09-12 · $8,5002015-10-11 · $23,7502015-10-11 · $15,0002015-10-11 · $22,5002015-10-11 · $28,1252015-12-15 · $155,0002015-12-17 · $13,7502016-02-21 · $8,7502016-06-09 · $13,7502016-06-09 · $37,5002016-07-14 · $3,7502016-10-09 · $1,1252016-10-09 · $9,3752017-03-05 · $13,7502017-03-05 · $3,4382017-03-25 · $49,4502017-06-06 · $20,0002017-10-22 · $6,8752017-10-22 · $31,2502017-10-25 · $11,8752017-12-12 · $131,2502018-02-25 · $10,6252018-04-19 · $21,2502018-06-06 · $43,7502018-06-07 · $23,7502018-06-10 · $40,6252018-07-13 · $1,8002018-09-23 · $16,2502018-09-23 · $8,7502018-09-23 · $20,0002018-09-23 · $20,0002018-09-23 · $3,5002018-09-23 · $13,7502018-09-23 · $17,5002018-09-23 · $11,8752018-09-23 · $17,5002018-09-23 · $37,5002018-09-23 · $18,7502018-09-23 · $13,7502018-09-30 · $22,5002018-10-25 · $60,0002018-10-25 · $5,6252018-12-14 · $13,7502019-01-20 · $21,2502019-01-20 · $22,5002019-01-20 · $3,6252019-01-20 · $5,6252019-01-20 · $16,2502019-01-20 · $21,2502019-01-20 · $8,1252019-01-20 · $25,0002019-01-20 · $11,2502019-01-20 · $8,7502019-01-20 · $5,3132019-01-20 · $6,2502019-01-20 · $10,6252019-01-26 · $1,3002019-01-26 · $1,2002019-03-21 · $4,9282019-03-21 · $8,2132019-05-19 · $46,8752019-05-19 · $10,0002019-05-19 · $7,5002019-05-19 · $4,3752019-05-19 · $4,0632019-05-19 · $12,5002019-05-19 · $50,0002019-05-19 · $53,1252019-05-19 · $5,6252019-05-19 · $1,7502019-05-25 · $38,2232019-06-05 · $21,2502019-06-05 · $3,2502019-06-05 · $11,2502019-06-05 · $32,5002019-06-05 · $12,5002019-09-07 · $3,3002019-09-22 · $27,5002019-09-22 · $50,0002019-09-22 · $25,0002019-09-22 · $13,7502019-09-22 · $6,2502019-09-22 · $13,7502019-09-22 · $22,5002019-09-22 · $21,2502019-09-22 · $1,8752019-09-22 · $8,1252019-10-20 · $4,6882019-11-22 · $30,0002019-11-25 · $17,5672020-01-19 · $5,0002020-01-19 · $11,2502020-01-19 · $16,2502020-01-19 · $15,0002020-01-19 · $21,2502020-01-19 · $17,5002020-01-19 · $15,0002020-01-19 · $3,7502020-01-19 · $45,5002020-01-19 · $12,5002020-02-16 · $9,3752020-03-04 · $3,8402020-03-04 · $1,8752020-05-13 · $23,4002020-05-13 · $27,5002020-05-13 · $17,5002020-05-13 · $8,7502020-05-13 · $18,7502020-05-13 · $25,0002020-05-13 · $21,2502020-05-13 · $9,3752020-09-10 · $3,7502020-09-12 · $75,0002020-09-12 · $15,0002020-09-12 · $17,5002020-09-12 · $4,5502020-09-12 · $40,0002020-09-12 · $5,5252020-09-12 · $23,7502020-09-12 · $13,7502020-09-12 · $9,3752020-09-12 · $68,7502020-09-12 · $8,1252020-09-12 · $7,5002020-10-11 · $4752020-11-12 · $91,0262021-01-22 · $30,0002021-01-22 · $20,0002021-01-22 · $35,0002021-01-22 · $25,0002021-01-22 · $35,0002021-01-22 · $15,0002021-01-22 · $4,6882021-01-22 · $35,0002021-01-22 · $4,2252021-01-22 · $33,7502021-01-22 · $27,5002021-01-22 · $10,6252021-01-22 · $18,7502021-02-25 · $12,3502021-03-03 · $12,3502021-05-14 · $56,2502021-05-14 · $7,5002021-05-14 · $10,0002021-05-14 · $25,0002021-05-14 · $18,7502021-05-14 · $9,3752021-05-14 · $21,2502021-05-14 · $106,2502021-05-14 · $5,6252021-05-14 · $27,5002021-05-14 · $18,7502021-05-14 · $47,5002021-05-14 · $68,7502021-05-23 · $33,7502021-06-07 · $38,9792021-06-10 · $15,3002021-07-07 · $13,7502021-07-07 · $3,7502021-09-24 · $22,5002021-09-24 · $60,0002021-09-24 · $37,5002021-09-24 · $32,5002021-09-24 · $21,2502021-09-24 · $15,0002021-09-24 · $20,0002021-09-24 · $23,7502021-09-24 · $5,0002021-09-24 · $20,0002021-09-24 · $11,8752021-09-24 · $17,5002021-10-07 · $11,2502021-10-21 · $7,6502021-12-02 · $1,1702021-12-14 · $250,3132021-12-14 · $81,5632021-12-14 · $44,0632022-01-21 · $37,5002022-01-21 · $25,0002022-01-21 · $20,8002022-01-21 · $20,8002022-01-21 · $55,0002022-01-21 · $6,8752022-01-21 · $6,2502022-01-21 · $43,7502022-01-21 · $30,0002022-01-21 · $4,3752022-01-21 · $27,5002022-01-21 · $15,0002022-01-21 · $16,2502022-01-21 · $30,0002022-01-21 · $17,5002022-02-23 · $1,5002022-02-25 · $5,6252022-03-08 · $3,5702022-04-14 · $17,5002022-05-12 · $18,4512022-05-13 · $17,5002022-05-13 · $7,5002022-05-13 · $37,5002022-05-13 · $11,8752022-05-13 · $23,7502022-05-13 · $20,0002022-05-13 · $18,7502022-05-13 · $17,5002022-05-13 · $56,2502022-05-13 · $18,7502022-05-13 · $18,7502022-05-13 · $4,3752022-06-07 · $30,2402022-06-10 · $40,6952022-06-10 · $151,5752022-06-10 · $31,8752022-06-10 · $63,3752022-06-10 · $10,2002022-06-23 · $13,7502022-07-20 · $3,7502022-07-28 · $40,6952022-09-23 · $8,7502022-09-23 · $10,0002022-09-23 · $40,0002022-09-23 · $56,2502022-09-23 · $4,0002022-09-23 · $40,0002022-09-23 · $27,5002022-09-23 · $27,5002022-09-23 · $15,0002022-09-23 · $27,5002022-09-23 · $35,0002022-09-23 · $35,0002022-09-23 · $35,0002022-09-23 · $25,0002022-09-23 · $40,0002022-10-12 · $11,4752022-10-12 · $2,0402022-10-12 · $9,5632022-11-17 · $10,0002022-11-17 · $2,8602022-11-17 · $21,2502022-12-07 · $16,3802023-01-20 · $47,8802023-01-20 · $60,4802023-01-20 · $47,8802023-01-20 · $12,6002023-01-20 · $16,3802023-01-20 · $100,8002023-01-20 · $33,5402023-01-20 · $11,3402023-01-20 · $5,0402023-01-20 · $15,4802023-01-20 · $8,1902023-01-20 · $13,1002023-01-20 · $6,9302023-02-07 · $30,2402023-02-07 · $8,8202023-02-07 · $4,7882023-03-29 · $10,8382023-05-12 · $15,1202023-05-12 · $25,2002023-05-12 · $8,8202023-05-12 · $7,5602023-05-12 · $4,1922023-05-12 · $23,9402023-05-12 · $13,8602023-05-12 · $37,8002023-05-12 · $13,8602023-05-12 · $37,8002023-05-12 · $5,2402023-05-12 · $22,6802023-05-23 · $21,6752023-06-08 · $40,6402023-06-17 · $5002023-06-19 · $5,5352023-07-18 · $8,8202023-07-18 · $15,1202023-07-26 · $30,4802023-07-26 · $60,9602023-09-16 · $7,5002023-09-21 · $18,9002023-09-21 · $20,1602023-09-21 · $6,3002023-09-21 · $10,0802023-09-21 · $7,5602023-09-21 · $20,1602023-09-21 · $35,2802023-09-21 · $17,6402023-09-21 · $25,2002023-09-21 · $13,8602023-10-24 · $24,3202023-11-15 · $17,6402023-12-05 · $20,3202023-12-12 · $32,0002023-12-13 · $4,9782023-12-13 · $50,4002023-12-13 · $4,7882023-12-13 · $1,3862024-01-19 · $18,9002024-01-19 · $3,2762024-01-19 · $35,2802024-01-19 · $11,3402024-01-19 · $10,0802024-01-19 · $16,3802024-01-19 · $9,4502024-01-19 · $25,2002024-01-19 · $25,2002024-01-19 · $8,1902024-01-19 · $11,6102024-01-19 · $52,9202024-02-21 · $20,4802024-03-06 · $2,7722024-03-06 · $8,1902024-03-28 · $63,0002024-03-28 · $21,4202024-04-30 · $7,5602024-04-30 · $23,9402024-04-30 · $8,5152024-04-30 · $3,4062024-04-30 · $8,8202024-04-30 · $15,1202024-04-30 · $3,2762024-05-02 · $47,6522024-05-08 · $24,3202024-05-16 · $15,1202024-05-16 · $8,1902024-05-16 · $51,6602024-05-16 · $25,2002024-05-16 · $17,6402024-05-16 · $52,9202024-05-16 · $10,0802024-05-16 · $9,4502024-05-16 · $12,6002024-05-16 · $113,4002024-05-16 · $16,3802024-05-16 · $4,7882024-06-06 · $21,4202024-06-06 · $10,0802024-06-06 · $6,9302024-06-14 · $4,8782024-06-18 · $6,1442024-07-16 · $2,6202024-09-08 · $22,0002024-09-08 · $6,5002024-09-19 · $16,3802024-09-19 · $22,6802024-09-19 · $8,8202024-09-19 · $37,8002024-09-19 · $20,1602024-09-19 · $37,8002024-09-19 · $21,4202024-09-19 · $17,6402024-09-19 · $32,7602024-09-19 · $21,4202024-09-19 · $10,0802024-09-19 · $50,4002024-09-19 · $25,2002024-10-17 · $2,5202024-10-17 · $8522024-10-17 · $1,6382024-10-17 · $8,8202024-10-17 · $5,0402024-10-17 · $3,5282024-10-24 · $40,3202024-10-24 · $23,9402024-10-24 · $40,3202024-10-24 · $5,0402024-10-24 · $6,0482024-11-13 · $16,1842024-11-21 · $20,1602024-11-21 · $11,3402024-12-11 · $21,5902024-12-12 · $35,2802024-12-12 · $35,2802024-12-12 · $22,6802024-12-12 · $22,6802024-12-12 · $20,1602025-01-09 · $13,9702025-01-09 · $3,9602025-01-16 · $27,9402025-01-16 · $10,1602025-01-16 · $33,0202025-01-16 · $17,7802025-01-16 · $12,7002025-01-16 · $15,2402025-01-16 · $30,4802025-01-16 · $33,0202025-01-16 · $54,6002025-01-16 · $35,5602025-01-16 · $24,1302025-01-16 · $31,6802025-01-16 · $10,7952025-01-16 · $82,5502025-01-16 · $20,3202025-02-07 · $15,2402025-02-27 · $20,3202025-02-27 · $25,4002025-03-27 · $16,5102025-04-05 · $2,0002025-04-23 · $57,1502025-04-30 · $27,1312025-05-15 · $40,6402025-05-15 · $10,7952025-05-15 · $10,1602025-05-15 · $35,5602025-05-15 · $25,4002025-05-15 · $17,7802025-05-15 · $30,4802025-05-15 · $10,7952025-05-15 · $10,1602025-05-15 · $13,9702025-05-15 · $20,3202025-05-30 · $1,2702025-05-30 · $8,8902025-06-05 · $16,5102025-06-05 · $9,5252025-06-05 · $30,4802025-06-10 · $27,9402025-06-10 · $209,5502025-06-24 · $8,5802025-07-17 · $11,4302025-07-17 · $104,7752025-08-07 · $7,6202025-09-04 · $6,9852025-09-04 · $3,4322025-09-18 · $44,4502025-09-18 · $13,9702025-09-18 · $53,3402025-09-18 · $16,5102025-09-18 · $22,4402025-09-18 · $3,5562025-09-18 · $27,9402025-09-18 · $15,2402025-09-18 · $20,3202025-09-18 · $57,1502025-09-18 · $40,6402025-09-18 · $9,5252025-09-18 · $22,8602025-09-18 · $6,0962025-10-21 · $20,0632025-10-23 · $355,6002025-10-23 · $20,3202025-10-23 · $10,7952025-10-23 · $44,4502025-10-25 · $1,1002025-11-04 · $92,6962025-11-06 · $4,0642025-11-20 · $33,0202025-12-07 · $30,0002025-12-07 · $11,0002025-12-09 · $24,1302025-12-09 · $21,5902025-12-13 · $38,7002025-12-13 · $51,6002025-12-13 · $38,7002026-01-14 · $38,1002026-01-14 · $15,2402026-01-14 · $15,2402026-01-14 · $15,2402026-01-14 · $12,7002026-01-14 · $27,9402026-01-14 · $8,8902026-01-14 · $7,6202026-01-14 · $20,3202026-01-14 · $35,5602026-01-14 · $27,9402026-02-26 · $16,5102026-02-26 · $21,5902026-02-26 · $20,3202026-02-26 · $48,2602026-02-26 · $30,4802026-04-28 · $21,7602026-04-28 · $21,7602026-05-13 · $12,1602026-05-13 · $25,6002026-05-13 · $102,4002026-05-13 · $30,7202026-05-13 · $23,0402026-05-13 · $57,6002026-05-13 · $16,6402026-05-13 · $14,0802026-06-04 · $10,8802026-06-04 · $96,0002026-06-07 · $2,8002026-06-12 · $180,6002026-06-17 · $28,1602026-06-20 · $1,8002026-07-15 · $10,8802026-07-15 · $20,4802026-07-15 · $28,1602026-08-13 · $10,2402026-08-13 · $2,5602026-08-13 · $7,6802026-09-03 · $23,220
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

Showing 590 of 1,510 priced sales (evenly sampled; every year’s high and low included). Medians use all sales.

2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

By medium

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

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