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Large George Nakashima Round Walnut Dining Table
By George Nakashima
Located in Los Angeles, CA
semicircular solid walnut slabs connected with 3 inlaid rosewood butterfly joints. Tapered legs.
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Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Paul McCobb Delineator Series Dresser
By Paul McCobb
Located in Dallas, TX
, drawer faces and rosewood tops with butterfly joint detail and oak drawer interiors.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Walnut
Antique French Farm Table Dining Refectory Table Desk Farmhouse Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
~~butterfly joints~~c. Early 19th century refectory table
This table has "the look"~~~one of our most
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
South American Carved Chest of Drawers, 20th c
Located in San Marino, CA
and butterfly joints, four drawers surrounding a centered double-drawer above one long and four short
Category
20th Century Peruvian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
19th Century English Baker
s Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
boards held together with butterfly joints, five wide and deep drawers and one door. On raised square
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Country Sideboards
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Modern Cocktail Table for Drexel "Parallel" by Barney Flagg C1960
By Drexel
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Barney Flagg. Butterfly joints on all the corners and caning wrapped on Stretchers. In excellent
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Large Antique Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
, exposed butterfly joints to the top and an H-stretcher with carved volute feet.
Dimensions: 82" W x 44" D
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Elizabethan Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$8,976 / item
Incredible Carved Mahogany Library Table
Located in Sagaponack, NY
legs conjoined by wide lower stretcher supporting a staved dark oak top with several butterfly joints.
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Conference Tables
Materials
Oak
Nakashima Sap Walnut Dining Table with Extensions
By George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
separate slabs joined by four rosewood butterfly joints and with two side extensions. The base is typical
Category
Vintage 1950s American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut, Rosewood
Ash Plank Top Craftsman Trestle Dining Table, France, 1970
s
Located in Austin, TX
solid ash edge detailing and inset mahogany butterfly joints. Top surface shows organic variations in
Category
20th Century French Rustic Dining Room Tables
Materials
Ash, Mahogany
Unique Artistic Coffee Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
board, decorative rosewood butterfly joints, the legs with pieced rosewood and sycamore knees, single
Category
Vintage 1930s English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Sycamore, Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Loo or Center Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
. Superb construction. Old, high quality butterfly joints under top to counteract shrinkage. Pedestal with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Center Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Magnificent George Nakashima Minguren Coffee Table
By George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
Nakashima. 1979. The top is made of solid 2' thick Burled walnut. The base and butterfly joints are milled
Category
Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early George Nakashima Mid Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table
By George Nakashima
Located in Houston, TX
other. Original rosewood butterfly joint applied to crack. Table has a beautiful worn patina with a few
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Trestle Dining Table Teakwood Rustic Antique Style
Located in Austin, TX
planks are connected with butterfly joints to make the tabletop. Two sturdy legs with broadly scalloped
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Ripple English Walnut Dining Table, on Trapeze Legs by Jonathan Field, 2020
By Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
central walnut infill, held together with butterfly joints both on the underside and two more on the top
Category
2010s English Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
Monumental Black Walnut Desk, style of Nakashima **Sat Sale - 50% Off**
Located in NYC, NY
A beautiful desk crafted out of a gigantic slab of black walnut with butterfly joints on a three
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Scottish Burr Elm Table with Inverted Live Edge Legs and Book-matched Top.
By Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
tabletop with butterfly joints and position trenches for the legs.
Size 3500 L x 1100 W x 740 H
Finish
Category
2010s English Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Elm
Mira Nakashima Spindle Back Bench
By Mira Nakashima
Located in Dallas, TX
. The signature butterfly joints and design use of textured free edges became a tradition in style
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Hickory, Walnut
Vintage Nakashima Style Walnut Free Form Bench / Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
, hand carved top with butterfly joints. Quality hand craftsmanship and beautiful walnut grain.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Modern Ten-Drawer Cherrywood and Figured Maple Chest Dresser by Craig Yamamoto
By Craig Yamamoto
Located in Shippensburg, PA
butterfly joint healing the chaotic burl of the figured maple, an interesting touch executed flawlessly
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Dressers
Materials
Cherry, Maple
Antique French Solid Oak Farm Table w/Thick Top
Drawer, Too
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
. It has a wonderful thick top with butterfly joints, and big substantial bottle-form legs adding extra
Category
Early 20th Century French Dining Room Tables
Stunning 7
Live Edge Walnut Slab Dining Table the Style of Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
on both sides and butterfly joints and an organic hole that was part of the tree. The table measures
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
1950s Modern Oak Sideboard / Cabinet
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
visible seams and butterfly joints along the top and sides. Two hinged doors with molded relief fronts and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Sideboards
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Oak Monastery Trestle Table from Normandy
Located in Birmingham, AL
held together with beautiful butterfly joints and supported by two carved trestle legs resting on
Category
Antique 1890s French Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Antique Side Table, Georgian, Oak
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
butterfly joints offering a very robust and stabile table.
The top displays good grain detail with a
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century British Georgian Side Tables
Materials
Oak
George Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in Chicago, IL
consists of eight book-matched solid boards, with 3 rosewood butterfly joints, The top is not screwed in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Walnut, Rosewood
Late 19th Century Heavy French Farmhouse Oak Refectory Dining Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
a 3” thick oak plank top, the tabletop is a great looking piece, it has butterfly joints to prevent
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Country Farm Tables
Materials
Oak, Wood
19th Century French Bleached Oak Monastery Trestle Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
France, circa 1870s. This solid oak Provençal trestle table has a three-inch thick plank with butterfly
Category
Antique 1870s French Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
William Laberge Vermont Cherry Arts
Crafts Style Dining Table with Six Chairs
Located in Milford, NH
, including two arm chairs and four side chairs, butterfly jointed top, tapered legs, and attractive foliate
Category
1990s American Arts and Crafts Dining Room Sets
Materials
Cherry
Romweber Viking Oak
Vinyl Top Poker Table with Barrel Chairs, a Set of 5 Pcs
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Plainview, NY
surface and butterfly joints elevating the classical style of this impressive piece.
The barrel chairs
Category
20th Century American Rustic Game Tables
Materials
Oak, Faux Leather
George Nakashima, Slab I Coffee Table, American Black Walnut, 1968
By George Nakashima, George Nakashima Studio
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
, often featuring live edges and butterfly joints. His style celebrated the inherent beauty of wood
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
English burr Horse Chestnut Dining Table by Jonathan Field. Unique
By Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
measure, several butterfly joints (bowties) are spaced on the underside.
The leg top cross members have
Category
2010s English Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Japan Mid Century "Wave" Hardwood Garden Bench
Located in South Burlington, VT
traditional Japanese tools "Oire Nomi". The butterfly joint at the end reminds us of George Nakashima's
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Jacobean Style Oak Poker Table for 7 Players by Romweber
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Plainview, NY
chip holders or caddies which can be flipped to create a smooth table surface and butterfly joints
Category
20th Century Jacobean Game Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Japanese Big Antique Galloping Horse Hand-Carved
polychrome, fine details 29"
Located in South Burlington, VT
: Hand-carved and with fine old patina. Note the unusual butterfly joints in the base piece. There are
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Mira Nakashima Studio Conoid Bench in Walnut and Hickory, Mira Nakashima 1995
By George Nakashima, Mira Nakashima
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
bench individually to show the wood surface to its best. In American black walnut with inset butterfly
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Hickory, Walnut
Vintage Romweber Viking Oak Executive Kneehole Office Library Writing Desk
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
(butterfly joint) dovetailing and square carved edge. The top overhangs along the sides and front. The base
Category
Vintage 1980s Gothic Desks
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century French Oak Console Table
Located in Round Top, TX
butterfly joints add to the character as well.
Note the substantial size of the two legs and traditional
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Country Console Tables
Materials
Oak
Pair of George Nakashima for Widdicomb Corner Tables – Iconic Mid-Century Modern
By George Nakashima, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
with unique figuring.
Signature Details: Butterfly joints, exposed joinery, free-edge slabs, and
Category
Vintage 1950s American American Craftsman Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Richard Kagan Walnut Trestle Table Nakashima Style, 1970
By Richard Kagan
Located in Hamburg, PA
A Richard Kagan dining table/desk with two solid walnut slabs joined by three rosewood butterfly
Category
Vintage 1970s American American Craftsman Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rare Grand Tour Italian Antique Bronze Sculpture “Crouching Venus” circa 1850
Located in Shippensburg, PA
joiner in this model. Here the fabricator machined and utilized butterfly joints instead of a more simple
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
George Nakashima Trestle Table and set of 6 Mira Chairs
By George Nakashima, George Nakashima Studio
Located in San Diego, CA
. Made of solid walnut with three walnut butterfly joints that stabilize the slabs of walnut as well as
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Walnut
Tomlinson Sophisticates 54" Round Pecan
Butternut Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
butternut and pecan woods. Coved top edge with sunburst pattern figured butternut, and wood butterflies
Category
Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Tunica Wooden Slab Coffee Table on Casters
By Tunico T.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and use of joint butterfly's to create stability and art.
The thickness of the wood is 5.25.
Category
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Arts
Crafts Oak Bench With Velvet Seat Cushion
By Liberty
Co.
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts oak bench
Through tenon seat and butterfly cleated joints
Moresque arched bottom
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Benches
Materials
Velvet, Oak
$2,309 / set
Free-Edge Walnut Coffee Table by George Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
black walnut with the signature butterfly detail joint. the legs are plank base with one center splay
Category
Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
A Magnificent Coffee Table In The Taste Of George Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
burled walnut. The top is sprinkled by butterfly rosewood joints. The table stands on four feet.
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Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Japanese Edo 19th Century Tree Trunk Hibachi Copper and Bronze Accents
Located in Hudson, NY
handles and beautiful butterfly form repair joints. This piece is fantastic and can be used in the center
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper
One-of-a-Kind Honduran Mahogany and Oak Arts and Crafts Style Dining Table
Located in Kansas City, MO
Honduran Mahogany and Oak table with butterfly inset joints of Pear wood. The "breadboard" end
Category
1990s American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
20th C. Japanese Low Coffee Oak Table with Butterfly Joints
Located in Brooklyn, NY
20th C. Japanese low coffee oak table with butterfly joints, Wabi-sabi tea table.
Category
Vintage 1940s Japanese Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Large c. 1970s Thick Slab Live Edge Organic Coffee Table Butterfly Joints Nice
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Vintage circa 1970s thick slab live edge organic coffee table butterfly joints nice patina
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Shell, Epoxy Resin, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Rolling Cube Side Tables with Butterfly Joint Design
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
beautiful butterfly joint inlay design and the black laminate tops. This pair of cube end tables are in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Walnut
American Studio Craft Console / Sofa Table, Solid Wood with Butterly Joints
Located in Kansas City, MO
Solid natural wood studio craft console / sofa / hall table with butterfly joints. Very sturdy
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Walnut Art Deco Style Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, Art Deco style console table. Has butterfly joints to the corners. Well constructed console
Category
Vintage 1980s North American Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Live Edge Knotty Pine Coffee Table
By George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rustic studio made live edge coffee table. Knotty pine slab on tapered legs. Butterfly joint detail.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Nakashima Studios Conoid Dining Table
By Mira Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Butterfly Joints
Signed and dated with clients name
Very nice original surface.
Category
Early 2000s American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
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