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Alvar Aalto

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

A PAIR OF DOOR HANDLES, manufacturer Viljo Hirvonen, Valaistustyö, 1950s.

Brass. Length of the handle 13 cm.

Wear and marks commensurate with age.

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This item should be collected at Iso Roobertinkatu 12 after the auction has ended.

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
670
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U
R
7 497
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E
K
680
USD
Estimate
600 - 800 EUR
The auction is closed.
Accepted minimum price is met
Bid history (12 bids)
8
Nov 13, 2017 6:45 PM
670 EUR
7
A
Nov 13, 2017 6:45 PM
650 EUR
7
A
Nov 13, 2017 6:45 PM
595 EUR
8
Nov 13, 2017 6:45 PM
575 EUR
7
Nov 13, 2017 8:12 AM
543 EUR
6
A
Nov 13, 2017 8:12 AM
523 EUR
6
Nov 6, 2017 12:21 AM
520 EUR
5
Nov 3, 2017 4:18 PM
500 EUR
4
Nov 3, 2017 2:32 PM
400 EUR
3
Nov 2, 2017 2:56 PM
300 EUR
2
Nov 2, 2017 1:55 PM
60 EUR
1
Nov 2, 2017 11:16 AM
50 EUR
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