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Magazine and newspaper stories about Moderne Gallery and George Nakashima have proliferated as the international interest in his work has blossomed. Wallpaper Magazine and the German edition of Architectural Digest featured Moderne Gallery and called Robert Aibel, the owner/director of Moderne Gallery "the world's leading Nakashima dealer." As a result of extensive press coverage and our leadership role in the vintage Nakashima market, many people continue to come to us with pieces they bought from George over the past 60 years. Please Contact us if you are looking for anything that is listed as sold or not listed below at this time. Just about every week we acquire additional items.
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Dining Tables
1)
EXPANDABLE DINING TABLE 
Walnut and Poplar. Early and unique table that opens to double in length.
48" x 36" - opens to 96"
c. 1948
2) TRESTLE DINING TABLE
American black walnut with rounded corners and 3 walnut butterflies. Early,
custom order.
60" x 34.5"
1949
3) TRESTLE DINING TABLE WITH LEAVES
Highly figured American black walnut book matched top with 2 free sap edges.
72" x 43" + 2- 16" leaves
1956
4) WOODRUFF TABLE WITH TURNED LEGS
American black walnut "butterfly" shape with 2 free and 2 bowed
edges.
64" x 44.5"
1956
5) ROUND TURNED LEG DINING TABLE
American black walnut.
54" diameter
c. 1957
6) TRESTLE BASED DINING TABLE
Cherry with 4 walnut butterflies and free sap edges.
84" x 42"
1958
7) RECTANGULAR TURNED LEG DINING TABLE WITH LEAVES
American black walnut with 3 walnut butterflies.
72" x 36" + two 16" leaves
1959
8) TRESTLE BASED DINING TABLE
American black walnut 2 board free edge top with 3 rosewood butterfies and 2 matching free edge leaves.
72" x 40" + two 16" leaves
1960
9) ROUND TURNED LEG DINING TABLE
Cherry with turned legs.
54" diameter
1960
10) SPECIAL HARVEST (DOUBLE DROP-LEAF) TABLE
Unique piece. American black walnut piano hinged top with trestle base.
78" x 24.5" deep x 28.5" + two 12" deep drop leaves
1962
11) OVAL DROP LEAF DINING TABLE
American black walnut with one free sap edge. Uncommon form.
66" x 40" + 26" leaf
1964
12) FRENCHMAN'S COVE II DINING TABLE W/LEAVES
American black walnut boat shaped top with 3 rosewood butterflies.
60" x 40" + 2 - 14" leaves
1968
13) ROUND CLUSTER BASED TABLE
American black walnut with book-matched center boards.
66" diameter
1971
14) MINGUREN I DINING TABLE
American black walnut richly grained, free form top with knot holes.
60.5" x 47" x 28.5"
1974
15) CONOID DINING TABLE
American black walnut single board free form top with rich grain, intense figuring and 2 rosewood butterflies.
95" x 41"
1979-80
16) CONOID DINING TABLE
Spectacular American black walnut single board top. Dramatic and highly figured board with large fissures and 7 rosewood butterflies.
76.5" x 43.5" x 29"
1984
17) FRENCHMAN'S COVE I DINING TABLE
American black walnut with 3 rosewood butterflies - Unique, assymetrical top.
49" x 49.5"
1984 - signed and dated
18) CONOID DINING TABLE
American black walnut 2 board highly figured, book-matched top with 9 rosewood butterflies.
95" x 44"
1984
20) CROSS-LEGGED DINING TABLE
Cherry with free sap edges, central sap streak, 3 walnut butterflies and two 16" leaves with one free sap edge. Very rare form.
72" x 42" + two 16" leaves
1986
Coffee and End Tables
21) WOHL TABLE
American black walnut.
26" x 22" x 21"
1954
22) ONE DRAWER NIGHT STAND
Cherry.
20" x 20" x 25"
1956
23) ONE DRAWER NIGHT STAND
Cherry.
20" x 20" x 21"
c. 1956
24) TWO DRAWER NIGHT STAND
Cherry.
15.5" x 19" x 25.5"
1956
25) SLAB I COFFEE TABLE
American black walnut free-form slab top on bracket base and splayed leg.
56" x 25" x 13"
1956
26) AMOEBA TABLE
American black walnut with one free edge.
16" x 18" x 21"
1956
27) PLANK STOOL
American black walnut.
29.5" x 13" x 12"
1956
28) SPECIAL COFFEE TABLE/BENCH
Unique form. American black walnut slab tops with one butterfly.
106" x 20-45" x 15"
1957
29) SLAB COFFEE TABLE/"Q" BENCH
Cherry single slab top with one walnut butterfly.
75" x 17" x 13.5"
1958
30) PAIR OF SWETT STANDS
American black walnut with center sap streak and dovetailed edges.
22" x 22" x 21"
1958
31) SWETT STAND
American black walnut with dovetailed edges. Unusual small version.
20" x 20" x 17"
1958
32) SPECIAL END TABLE
Teak, beautifully matched, rarely used wood by Nakashima.
25" x 26" x 20"
1958-9
33) STRETCHER BASE COFFEE TABLE
American black walnut. Unique stretcher base, a precursor to the Minguren
series.
59" x 22" x 19.5"
1959
34) WOHL TABLE
American black walnut top on turned legs.
26" x 22" x 21
1959-60
35) WEPMAN TABLE
American black walnut top on turned legs.
23" x 17" x 17"
1960
36) CONOID COFFEE TABLE
English walnut highly figured, free form top with 2 rosewood butterflies.
49" x 34" x 12"
1961
37) PAIR OF PORTSMOUTH END TABLES
American black walnut. Rare, elegant form.
28" x 20" x 21"
1961
38) AMOEBA TABLE
American black walnut with one free edge.
21.5" x 22.5" x 17"
1961
39) SPECIAL SQUARE COFFEE TABLE
Rosewood 2 board book-matched top with 2 free sap edges, central sap streak and 3 rosewood butterflies.
48.5" x 48.5" x 12"
1963
40) ROUND COFFEE TABLE
American black walnut book-matched top. Rich grain, 3 rosewood butterflies with central sap streaks.
40" diameter x 13"
1963
41) MINGUREN II END TABLE (EARLY VERSION)
English oak burl & East Indian laurel -- rare woods for Nakashima. First
version of this form, made for one of Nakashima's most important clients for
whom the Kornblut cabinet was named.
26" x 25.5"x 22"
1963-4
42) SLAB I COFFEE TABLE
American black walnut free form top on bracket base with one splayed leg.
46" x 32" x 13.5"
1964
43) SWETT STAND
Cherry.
20" x 20" x 21"
1964
44) KORNBLUT CASE
English walnut case with rosewood doors, finished back and base with burl pull .
18" x 18" x 22"
1964
45) END TABLE
American black walnut free form top with large central knot and turned legs.
38.5" x 18.5" x 21"
1965
45a) END TABLE
American black walnut free form top with rosewood butterfly and turned legs.
38.5" x 22" x 17"
1965
46) SLAB I COFFEE TABLE
English walnut, richly grained free-form top with knots and free sap edges.
56" x 38" x 13"
1965
47) BUTTERFLY COFFEE TABLE
Unique base configuration. English walnut free form top on butterfly base.
68" x 18" x 12"
1965
48) PAIR OF WEPMAN TABLES
American black walnut.
23.5" x 17.5" x 17"
1965
49) SWETT STAND
American black walnut.
20" x 20" x 21"
1966
50) SPECIAL END TABLE
English walnut free-form slab top with bracket support and splayed leg.
32" x 33" x 20.5"
1967
51) CONOID END TABLE
American black walnut, highly figured free-form top.
34" x 31.5" x 21"
1968
52) STRETCHER END TABLE
American black walnut single board top with 2 free sap edges and turned legs and stretchers.
28" x 19" x 21"
1968
53) MINGUREN II END TABLE
American black walnut, high figured free form top with 2 rosewood butterflies.
35" x 30" x 21"
1969
54) SLAB II COFFEE TABLE
American black walnut free form top with dramatic crotch figuring and 3 rosewood butterflies.
62.5" x 48" x 14"
1970-1
55) MINGUREN I END TABLE
English walnut, highly figured free form top.
40.5" x 30.5" x 21"
1971
56) HALL BENCH/COFFEE TABLE
Persian walnut single board top with free sap edge. Custom design.
60.5" x 15.5" x14.5"
1971
57) SPECIAL COFFEE TABLE
American black walnut 2-board book-matched top with 4 rosewood butterflies,
free sap edges and central sap streak. On 2 bracket supports.
1973 - signed and dated
58) ROUND COFFEE TABLE
American black walnut, rare single board top with rich crotch graining table.
45" x 45" x 16"
1974-5
59) PAIR OF CHESTS/NIGHT STANDS
Unusual and dramatic combination of oak case and American black walnut drawers, with dovetailed edges.
36" x 18" x 25" each
1976
60) TWO DRAWER NIGHT STAND
American black walnut.
15.5" x 19" x 25.5"
1978
61) MINGUREN I COFFEE TABLE
American black walnut single board, boat-shaped top.
61" x 22.5" x 14"
1982
62) MINGUREN I COFFEE TABLE
American black walnut single board top with "shark bite" corner and 2 free sap edges.
28" x 28.5" x 15"
1984
63) SLED BASED COFFEE TABLE
American black walnut free form top with 2 free sap edges on the very rare sled
base.
53.5" x 27.5" x 13"
1985
64) OVERSIZE KORNBLUT CASE
American black walnut case with highly figured doors and dramatic burl pull. Unique, custom piece.
30" x 30" x 22"
1989
Consoles
64a) CREDENZA/SPECIAL DESK
Unique form. English Walnut free form top with 3 rosewood butterflies with American black walnut base with 3 drawers and 2 sliding door cabinet.
93.5" x 23" x 27.5"
1964
65) PORTSMOUTH CONSOLE
American black walnut. Rare, elegant form.
36" x 20" x 29"
1965
66) PORTSMOUTH CONSOLE
Unique commission. French walnut highly figured top with free edges and shelf.
77" x 21.5" x 28.5"
1974
67) GREENROCK CONSOLE
Pecan. Rare and elegant form in a rare wood.
66" x 17" x 25.5"
1986
Desks
68) SPECIAL DESK/CREDENZA
Unique form. English Walnut free form top with 3 rosewood butterflies with American black walnut base with 3 drawers and 2 sliding door cabinet.
93.5" x 23" x 27.5"
1964
69) CONOID DESK
American black walnut free form top with burl highlights.
74" X 26"
1965
70) SINGLE PEDESTAL DESK
American black walnut top with 2 free sap edges on 3 drawer pedestal and turned legs.
72" X 36"
1968
71) CONOID DESK
American black walnut dramatic free form top.
87" x 43"
1976
72) MINGUREN DESK
American black walnut highly figured, book-matched top with sap edges, 3 rosewood butterflies and pencil drawer.
60" x 36.5"
1982
Cabinets and Chests
73) DOUBLE SLIDING DOOR
CABINET
American black walnut case with highly figured cherry doors and free front sap
edge. Interior fitted with 8 cherry drawers.
60" x 21.5" x 32"
1949
74) RADIO CABINET
Cherry, with grilled radio cloth panel over the speaker. Unique, custom design
- one of the first such cabinets made.
61" wide x 21.5" deep x 33" high
1951
75) DOUBLE SLIDING DOOR CABINET
Cherry case with walnut sliding doors, dovetailed edges.
60" x 20" x 32"
1954
76) HANGING WALL CABINET
American black walnut with early, original pandanus cloth.
72" x 15" x 18"
1956
77) RADIO CABINET
Two sliding pandanus cloth "radio" doors with free front sap edge - left and right overhangs.
80" x 21.5" x 32"
1956
78) DOUBLE SLIDING DOOR CABINET
American black walnut with free front edge, left overhang and 2 sliding doors. En suite with #79.
65.5" x 21.5" x 32"
1957
79) DOUBLE SLIDING DOOR CABINET
American black walnut with free front edge, right overhang and 2 sliding doors. En suite with #78.
65.5" x 21.5" x 32"
1957
80) DOUBLE SLIDING DOOR CABINET
American black walnut case with dovetailed edges and walnut sliding doors.
Interior fitted with 8 cherry drawers.
72" x 20" x 32"
1958
81) HIGH CHEST OF DRAWERS
American black walnut case with dovetailed edges and 6 drawers.
36" x 20" x 53"
1958
82) BOOKCASE
Cherry case with dovetailed top edges - 2 fixed and 2 adjustable shelves.
36" x 12" x 46"
1959
83) LOW ROOM DIVIDER
American black walnut with grilled pandanus cloth sliding doors and free front
sap edge - on special base.
56" x 18" x 28"
1960
84) SPECIAL HANGING WALL DISPLAY CASE
American black walnut with dovetailed edges. Sliding glass doors and walnut
shelves.
36" x 12" x 36"
1961
85) KORNBLUT CASE
English walnut case with rosewood doors, finished back and base with burl pull.
18" x 18" x 22"
1964
86) DOUBLE CHEST OF DRAWERS
Cherry with free front sap edge and dovetailed edges.
60" x 22.5" x 32"
1965
87) HANGING WALL CABINET
Cherry with free front edge.
60" x 17" x 16.5"
1969
88) DOUBLE SLIDING DOOR CABINET WITH TOP PIECE
American black walnut cabinets with walnut doors and free sap edges. Bottom cabinet with left and right overhangs, and top piece with dovetailed corners.
Base cabinet - 72" x 22.5" x 32"
Top cabinet - 60" x 14" x 25"
1969
89) DOUBLE CHEST OF DRAWERS
American black walnut with front free edge and dovetailed edges.
60" x 22" x 32"
1969-70
90) TRIPLE SLIDING DOOR CABINET
American black walnut cabinet with 3 grilled, pandanus cloth doors, free front edge and left and right overhangs. On special turned leg base.
90" x 22" x 32
1970
91) DOUBLE SLIDING DOOR CABINET
American black walnut free front edge with 2 grilled pandanus cloth doors and left and right overhangs - on bracket base.
72" x 18" x 30.5"
1971-2
92) PAIR OF CHESTS/NIGHT STANDS
Unusual and dramatic combination of oak case and American black walnut drawers, with dovetailed edges.
36" x 18" x 25" each
1976
93) CONOID ROOM DIVIDER
Very rare form. American black walnut single board top with free front edge, dovetailed edges and 3 sliding grilled, pandanus cloth doors.
84" x 22" x 26.5"
1984
94) SPECIAL ROOM DIVIDER
American black walnut with back and front free sap edges and dovetailed side
edges. Solid decorative maple panel on one side with 5 walnut drawers. Solid
decorative walnut panel on the other side with 2 drawers and 2 sliding doors.
108.25" x 26.5" x 42"
1975
95) ODAKYU CABINET
One of very few made, the original was made for an exhibition at the Odakyu Department Store in Tokyo. American black walnut single board top with 4 Asa-No-Ha sliding doors, finished back and dovetailed edges. Signed and dated.
58" x 18" x 27"
1986
96) OVERSIZE KORNBLUT CASE
American black walnut case with highly figured doors and dramatic burl pull. Unique, custom piece.
30" x 30" x 22"
1989
97) BAHUT
Claro walnut book-matched doors with burl pull. One of the most rare of all
Nakashima forms, this was the last one designed by and created under the
supervision of George Nakashima - finished just a week prior to his death.
Signed "Nakashima, June 1990" by Mira.
36" x 20" x 55"
1990
Settees, Daybeds & Benches
98) SPECIAL COFFEE TABLE/BENCH
Unique form. American black walnut slab tops with one butterfly.
106" x 20-45" x 15"
1957
99) BENCH WITH BACK
American black walnut with free front sap edge and hickory spindles.
60" x 18" x 31.5"
1957-8
100) DAYBED
American black walnut free form back.
72" x 30" x 30.5"
1959
101) DAYBED
Cherry free form back with maple plywood deck for cushion.
84.5" x 32" x 34"
1964
102) 6' SETTEE
American black walnut, and maple plywood deck with square-sectioned vertical
slats, turned feet. With right arm.
75" x 32" x 30"
1965
103) HALL BENCH
Persian walnut single board top with free sap edge. Custom design.
60.5" x 15.5" x 14.5
1971
104) BENCH WITH BACK
American black walnut with free front sap edge and hickory spindles - extra thick seat.
48" x 20" x 31.5"
1979-80
105) CONOID BENCH
American black walnut highly figured seat with rosewood butterfly, hickory spindles and turned legs. One of the best we've ever had.
87" x 37" x 32"
1983
Chairs
106) GRASS-SEATED CHAIRS - Sets of 1, 2, 4, & 6
American black walnut with sea grass seat.
23.5" x 18.5" x 26.5"
1952 - 1962
107) 4 MIRA CHAIRS
Walnut and poplar .
19" x 16.5" x 26" (17" seat height)
1955
108) HIGH MIRA CHAIR
American black walnut.
20" x 19" x 33.5"( 27" seat height)
1956
109) HIGH MIRA CHAIR
American black walnut and poplar.
20" x 19" x 33.5"( 24" seat height)
1956
110) NEW CHAIR
American black walnut with hickory spindles.
18.5" x 17.5" x 35"
1958
111) 5 MIRA CHAIRS
Cherry.
19" x 16.5" x 26" (17" seat height)
1959
112) MIRA CHAIR
American black walnut.
19" x 16.5" x 26" (17" seat height)
1959
113) MIRA CHAIR
American black walnut.
19" x 16.5" x 26" (17" seat height)
1959
114) HIGH MIRA CHAIR
American black walnut and poplar.
20" x 19" x 33.5"( 25" seat height)
1959
115) HIGH MIRA CHAIR
American black walnut and poplar.
20" x 19" x 33.5"( 27" seat height)
1959
116) ROCKING CHAIR WITH FREE FORM ARM
American black walnut "New" lounge chair with rockers and free form, sap-edged right arm and hickory spindles.
30.5" x 19" x 34.5" Arm - 24" x 8.5"
1960
117) MIRA CHAIR
American black walnut.
19" x 16.5" x 26" (17" seat height)
1961
118) HIGH MIRA CHAIR
American black walnut.
20" x 19" x 33.5" (26" seat height)
1961
119) 4 MIRA CHAIRS
Cherry.
19" x 16.5" x 26" (17" seat height)
1964
120) 4 CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS
Cherry.
24" x 17.5" x 28"
1964
121) CONOID CHAIR
American black walnut with sap streak in seat and hickory spindles.
16.5" x 20" x 35.5"
1969
122) DRESSING TABLE STOOL
Curly maple burl. Unique commission.
1973
123) PAIR OF NEW CHAIRS WITH ARMS
American black walnut with hickory spindles.
25" x 21" x 38.5"
1974
124) NEW LOUNGE CHAIR WITH ARMS
American black walnut. Very rare form with arms.
26.5" x 25" x 32"
1979
125) CONOID CHAIR
Cherry with sap streak in seat and hickory spindles. Signed in English and Japanese.
16.5" x 20" x 35.5"
1980-81
126) 8 CONOID CHAIRS
American black walnut with hickory spindles.
1984
127) 6 CONOID CHAIRS
Single board seats. American black walnut with hickory spindles.
1984
128) 6 LOW 4-LEGGED STOOLS
Cherry.
19" x 16.5" x 26.5" (17" seat height)
1985 - signed and dated
Headboards and Platforms
129) SLAT-BACK FULL SIZE HEADBOARD
American black walnut.
56" wide x 36" high
1956
130) SLAT-BACK FULL SIZE HEADBOARD
American black walnut.
56"wide x 36" high
1963
131) CONOID FULL SIZE HEADBOARD
American black walnut. Unique configuration with cabinets, shelving and right
overhang.
102" x 18.5" x 26"
1964
Lighting
132) SPECIAL FLOOR LAMP
American black walnut with English oak burl shelf and fiberglass shade. Unique incorporation of a shelf.
17" x 15.5" x 60" Shelf - 9" x 7"
1962
133) SPECIAL FLOOR LAMP
American black walnut with fiberglass shade.
60" tall x 15" diameter
1965
134) KENT HALL FLOOR LAMP
Dramatic root base with large rosewood butterfly and walnut, holly and fiberglass shade. May be the only base to incorporate a butterfly.
17" diameter x 58" high
1971
135) KENT HALL FLOOR LAMP
Sweet cherry with holly rings and fiberglass shade.
16.5" diameter x 59" high
1976
Miscellaneous
136) BOOK STAND
American black walnut.
20" x 12.5" x 8"
1960
137) SPECIAL SHELVING UNIT
American black walnut 8' & 5' free edge shelves with English oak burl
divider. Wall-mounted.
156" long x 18" deep x 22" high
1962
138) ALTAR
American black walnut - made for St. Paul's Abbey.
54" x 29.5" x 39"
1963
139) ALTAR
American black walnut - made for St. Paul's Abbey.
72" x 29.5" x 42"
1963
140) MIRROR FRAME
for 20" x 20" mirror.
1973
141) MIRA MIRROR/JEWELRY BOX
Persian and American black walnut case with internal mirror and 6 jewelry
compartments.
13.5" x 15" x 4"
c. 1976
142) TABLE PLINTH
Cocobolo.
15.5" x 9"
1989
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Photography Credit: Michael J. Joniec
