George Nakashima "Plank" Coffee Table, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1958 English walnut, American black walnut Later, applied wood plaque to underside signed: "George Nakashima" (H: 13, L: 48, W: 25 in.) Provenance Freeman's Philadelphia, 20/21st Century Design, 19 May 2007, Lot 551 Property from a distinguished Private Collection, Philadephia Footnote: Note This lot is sold with a typewritten notecard signed and dated "Mira Nakashima Yarnall October 23, 1989" that accompanied the wood plaque signed by George Nakashima, now affixed to the underside of the table's top. The notecard reads: "Herewith a signature plaque for your coffee table which was made in 1958". Literature Derek Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, pp. 116-117 George Nakashima, studio catalogue, unpaginated Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit, p. 85