Lot
6
Nairobi workshop (1950s–1970s)
Writing desk, c. 1968
Teak
76 × 120 × 60 cm
Estimate KES 150,000–220,000
Bidding
Not sold
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Contact the specialistsAbout the work
A teak writing desk with a bank of three drawers on the right and tapered legs.
Condition
Fair. Water marks to the top.
Provenance
Private collection, Nairobi.
The artist
In the years either side of independence, a handful of joinery workshops in Nairobi's Industrial Area made modern furniture in teak, mahogany and cane for new houses, offices and hotels. Few pieces were marked, and makers are rarely known, but the best of them are made as carefully as anything of their time.
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