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Alvar Aalto

(Finland, 1898-1976)
Alvar Aalto
(Finland, 1898-1976)

ALVAR AALTO, writing desk with drawer, Artek, Finland, second half of 20th C.

Birch and birch veneer, table top with black lino. Writing desk 122 x 76 cm, height 73 cm. Drawer with five compartments. Underneath marked ARTEK aalto-design MADE IN FINLAND. 38 x 55,5 x 65,5 cm. Key included. Key included.

Wear. Partly faded. Stains. Scratches. Cutmark.

Designer

Alvar Aalto is one of Finland's most prominent architects and designers and one of Scandinavia's biggest proponents of modern architecture and design. Several of the furniture and vases he designed are today considered iconic design classics, including the Savoy vases, the Beehive lamp, and Armchair, model '31'.Alvar Aalto is the most internationally famous Finnish architect and designer. Aalto was a great ambassador for Finnish design at a time when the Finnish people were thinking about how to present themselves to the rest of the world. He gave equal weight to form and function, and was inspired by the Finnish landscape. Aalto is one of the most important representatives of modern architecture and has created its own architecture direction, whose aesthetic effect is based on careful planning of the buildings in relation to the environment, a human dimension and good sense of material.

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Hammer price
2 000
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179
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183
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Estimate
3 000 SEK
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Bid history (9 bids)
9
Aug 7, 2019 6:16 PM
2 000 SEK
8
Aug 6, 2019 12:20 PM
1 900 SEK
7
Aug 4, 2019 4:43 PM
1 800 SEK
6
Aug 3, 2019 11:28 AM
1 700 SEK
5
Aug 2, 2019 10:39 PM
1 300 SEK
4
Aug 1, 2019 11:33 PM
1 000 SEK
3
Aug 1, 2019 9:28 PM
700 SEK
2
Aug 1, 2019 12:44 PM
600 SEK
1
Aug 1, 2019 12:09 PM
300 SEK
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