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An Alvar AAlto birch plywood armchair, model 51, Huoneakalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy, Artek, Finland.

Estimate
3 000 - 4 000 SEK
285 - 380 EUR
299 - 399 USD
Hammer price
4 500 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Camilla Behrer
Stockholm
Camilla Behrer
Head of Design/ Specialist Modern & Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)708 92 19 77
An Alvar AAlto birch plywood armchair, model 51, Huoneakalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy, Artek, Finland.

Björkplywood.

Wear, cracks, some damages.

Provenance

Formens Hus, Hällefors, Sweden.
Torbjörn Lenskog Design Collection, no 18.

Literature

Thomas Kellein, 'Alvar & Aino Aalto Design', Collection Bischofberger, Hatje Cantz, Tyskland 2005, p 52-53.

More information

Designed for the Paimio Sanatorium, Finland in 1932.