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An Alvar Aalto birch armchair by O.y Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B,

Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 900 - 2 370 EUR
2 000 - 2 500 USD
Hammer price
28 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Eva Seeman
Stockholm
Eva Seeman
Chief Specialist Modern and Contemporary Decorative art and design
+46 (0)708 92 19 69
An Alvar Aalto birch armchair by O.y Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B,

Manufactured under licence by Aalto Design Hedemora 45-54. Marked AALTO DESIGN MADE IN SWEDEN.

Smärre slitage.

Literature

Derek E Ostergard, The American Federation of Arts, USA, 1987. Se sidan 311,"This armchair ...was the most revolutionary of Alvar Aalto's seating designs". Aalto var först med att här formge en "frisvängande" ( utan bakben) stol helti trä, tidigare hade Mies van der Rohe och Marcel Breuer formgivit denna typ istålrör och läder eller rotting.