I think I found a Nakashima "Mira" stool at a consignment shop. It was under a pile of stuff, so I didn't get to really inspect it. I didn't know it was at the time -- I just thought it looked kind of like a Nakashima piece (it was mislabeled and I don't really know his work too well, so I went on google and lo-and-behold, there's the stool). Anyway, were these pieces ripped off at all (in terms of unauthorized reproductions), to anyone's knowledge? Would all of the pieces from this era (c. 1975, I think) definitely be signed? If anyone's an expert on this, I'd appreciate your input. I think I'm going to take the morning off tomorrow and go buy this thing (it was $150 (though one of the stretcher bars is cracked). Anyway, thanks!
Thanks Alexander. I've been...
Thanks Alexander. I've been wanting to contribute to that list for some time now -- at last the mid-mod gods have smiled upon me (though maybe I should save my self congratulations until tomorrow, when it's sitting in my home). I've already told my boss I'd be in late to work, incidentally (though I left the details necessarily vague, as he also collects mid-century furniture.) Thanks again for the input.
Signed Nakashima pieces
Nakashima was known to sign his commissions with the client's name, and not his own. You should watch this video, they show an example of how he marked his pieces.
http://www.sothebys.com/video/privateview/nakashima/index.html
That was a very interesting...
That was a very interesting video -- thanks for the link.
I went to the store today and had another look at the chair. I think it's a counterfeit of the Mira chair. There were five supports for the backrest instead of seven and the workmanship was not quite up to snuff. It was definitely a Mira stool -- just not likely a Nakashima Mira stool -- ah well. c'est la vie. Thanks for your guys' input all the same. We'll get 'em next time.
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