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How do I authenticate my Noguchi coffee table?
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To authenticate your Noguchi coffee table, there are three different marks to look for. Isamu Noguchi’s signature will be on the edge of the table and on a medallion under the base. Even under the medallion, you will find Noguchi’s initials. Shop a collection of properly vetted Noguchi pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Isamu Noguchi Coffee Table , model IN -50
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Isamu Noguchi IN-50 Coffee Table
Originally designed in 1944
This example C 1955
Manufactured by Herman Miller
Original Black Lacquered base
Beautiful Green Edged Original Top with ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Isamu Noguchi Cyclone Dining Table for Knoll
By Knoll, Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Mateo, CA
Cyclone dining table designed by Isamu Noguchi and manufactured by Knoll. This table dates to the 1960's. This was the largest size made at just u...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Isamu Noguchi Coffee Table, USA 1950's
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
Early Classic Noguchi IN 50 table in black stained Cherry and vintage apple green glass, aluminum connecting pin present.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Early Isamu Noguchi Table for Herman Miller, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Seattle, WA
An early Noguchi IN50 coffee table with the original green glass, early 1950s. black base with pantina matching age, straight pin ( later pins has locking fins). moderate scratches on the glass, as seen in the last few photos
Authenticity- this table is guaranteed authentic by a number of defining characteristics:
1 ) the distinctive contour of the sculpted base, including the subtle concavity along the long axis of each piece so that light can be seen underneath the center, and that the top balances on two points of the downward pointing piece, not its entire length.
2) solid aluminum pin with no locking fins compared to new examples
3) thick green glass top with ribbon edge
This original Noguchi Table...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Isamu Noguchi, Early "Rudder" Table, Birch, Steel, Herman Miller, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Herman Miller
Located in High Point, NC
An early "Rudder" table by Isamu Noguchi. In birch and zinc-plated steel. Designed in 1949.
With an asymmetrical form—balanced on two hairpin legs and a third, rudder-like fin—the...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
IN-50 Table By Isamu Noguchi for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
Noguchi Coffee Table, Model IN-50, initially designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1944. This example is from the 1950s and was produced by Herman Miller. The design features a thick piece of...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Birch