Helsinki Design Sale
Helsinki Design Sale
Bukowskis' online auction Helsinki Design Sale presents a carefully curated selection of modern design, featuring sought-after pieces by leading Finnish and international designers. Highlights include ceramic works by Birger Kaipiainen, a unique brooch by Alexander Calder, lighting by Paavo Tynell, iconic glass objects by Alvar Aalto, and silver objects by Bertel Gardberg. The selection also features Eliel Saarinen's “Heart Chair”, originally designed for Helsinki Railway Station.
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October 23 – November 1
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1740076
Alvar Aalto
Three mid-20th-Century '60' stools for Artek.
Current bid
1 200 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
800 - 1 000 EUR
1734591
Kaj Franck
A decanter 'The Bells of Kremlin', signed K. Franck, Nuutajärvi, Notsjö -61.
Current bid
2 650 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
2 000 - 2 500 EUR
1740747
Alvar Aalto
A mid-20th century 'X 602' stool for O.Y. Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B.
Current bid
841 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
600 - 800 EUR
1749848
Björn Weckström
“Space Apple”, necklace, silver and acrylic, Lapponia, 1979.
Current bid
630 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
600 - 800 EUR
1735787
Tapio Wirkkala
A 'Sandpiper' bird sculpture, stamped Kultakeskus Oy Design: Tapio Wirkkala.
Current bid
1 050 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 500 EUR
1748238
Alvar Aalto
'Angel wing' model A 805 floor light manufactured by Valaisinpaja Oy, end of 20th century.
Current bid
1 150 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
1 200 - 1 400 EUR
1751863
Björn Weckström
Necklace, “Auriga”, silver, Lapponia, 1977.
Current bid
380 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
400 - 500 EUR
1746943
Taisto Kaasinen
A stoneware sculpture , signed Kaasinen, Arabia Finland.
Current bid
520 EUR
5d 12h
Estimate
600 - 800 EUR
1748243
Alvar or Aino Aalto,
a mid-20th century cabinet, for O.Y. Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B.
Current bid
670 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
2 500 - 3 000 EUR
1735758
Björn Weckström
Bracelet, “Golden stream”, 14K gold, Lapponia 1971.
Current bid
3 769 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
6 000 - 6 500 EUR
1737997
Tapio Wirkkala
A sterling silver bowl, model TW 289, Kultakeskus Hämeenlinna 1973.
Current bid
500 EUR
5d 12h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 300 EUR
1740764
Oiva Toikka and Mauno Honkanen,
glass bird, unsigned, silver .830. Maker A. Tillander. 1985.
Current bid
520 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 200 EUR
1742801
Alvar Aalto
A 1950's '98' tea trolley for Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Finland.
Current bid
900 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
2 000 - 2 500 EUR
1745912
Dora Jung
A tapestry, signed, circa 214 x 114 cm.
Current bid
640 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 200 EUR
1745930
Yrjö Kukkapuro
Sofa, “Saturnus”, for Haimi, 1980.
Current bid
660 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 200 EUR
1724290
Kaj Franck
A decanter, 'The Bells of Kremlin', signed K. Franck, Nuutajärvi, Notsjö -61.
Current bid
2 000 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
2 500 - 3 000 EUR
1724307
Paavo Tynell
A mid-20th century K10-10 floor lamp for Idman.
Current bid
1 250 EUR
5d 12h
Estimate
4 000 - 5 000 EUR
1729175
Oili Mäki
A Finnish rya rug, likely unique, signed Oili Mäki. Ca 215 x 245 cm.
Current bid
250 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
600 - 800 EUR
1729248
Eliel Saarinen
Armchair, for the State Railways, Finland 1920s.
Current bid
2 500 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
3 000 - 3 500 EUR
1732770
Björn Weckström
Earrings, “Flamingo”, 14K gold, Lapponia 1969.
Current bid
900 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
1 200 - 1 500 EUR
1737990
Tapio Wirkkala
A silver vase, model TW 6-3, Kultakeskus, Hämeenlinna 1963.
Current bid
400 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
600 - 700 EUR
1740878
Oiva Toikka
Glass bird, "Kiikkuri" signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö.
Current bid
2 600 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
3 500 - 4 000 EUR
1744918
Wiwen Nilsson
A sterling silver candlestick, Lund, Sweden 1964.
Current bid
560 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
600 - 800 EUR
1747354
Alvar Aalto
Six mid-20th century ' 112A' wall shelves for O.Y. Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B, Finland.
Current bid
600 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
1 200 - 1 400 EUR
1747483
Tapio Wirkkala
A 'Sandpiper' bird sculpture, stamped Kultakeskus Oy Design: Tapio Wirkkala. Made in Finland.
Current bid
1 800 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
2 000 - 2 500 EUR
1750436
Josef Frank
A carpet, 'Matta nr 1', hand-tufted, Svenskt Tenn and Kasthall. Circa 350 x 262 cm.
Current bid
3 000 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 EUR
1751052
Alvar Aalto
A 1940/1950's '34' armchair for O.Y. Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B.
Current bid
1 750 EUR
5d 12h
Estimate
1 800 - 2 000 EUR
1697382
Björn Weckström
Necklace, "Golden bridge", 14K gold.
Current bid
1 550 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
3 300 - 3 500 EUR
1724953
Paavo Tynell
Chandelier, made to order, for Taito 1938.
Current bid
3 000 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 EUR
1735085
Björn Weckström
Ring, “Man in cosmos”, acrylic, silver, Lapponia 1972.
Current bid
250 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
600 - 800 EUR
1736787
Nanny Still
A set of nine bottles signed Riihimäen Lasi O.Y Nanny Still.
Current bid
1 000 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
3 000 - 3 400 EUR
1737473
Alvar Aalto
A 1950s glass vase, model 3030, signed Alvar Aalto 3030.
Current bid
2 800 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
4 000 - 5 000 EUR
1737899
Timo Sarpaneva
A set of six prototypes signed Original Design Timo Sarpaneva 1976 Iittala.
Current bid
1 550 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
2 500 - 3 000 EUR
1733628
Oiva Toikka
A glass vase, “Bamboo”, signed Oiva Toikka, Nuutajärvi Notsjӧ.
Current bid
800 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
1 200 - 1 500 EUR
1739056
Gunilla Jung
Pair of table lamps, model 2017, Orno, 1930-1940s.
Current bid
340 EUR
5d 12h
Estimate
800 - 1 000 EUR
1740930
Maija Heikinheimo
A 'MH 803 B' floor lamp for Valaistustyö.
Current bid
540 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
2 200 - 2 500 EUR
1741287
Paavo Tynell
A mid-20th-century '9029/3' chandelier for Taito, Finland.
Current bid
1 850 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
4 000 - 5 000 EUR
1741465
Kaj Franck
A decanter 'The Bells of Kremlin', signed K. Franck, Nuutajärvi, Notsjö -59.
Current bid
1 250 EUR
5d 12h
Estimate
1 500 - 2 000 EUR
1743970
Alfred William Finch
A ceramic vase, around 1900 by Iris Finland.
Current bid
500 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
600 - 700 EUR
1746855
Kai Finnmark (Kai Ruokonen)
A 1970s table lamp 'Palace' modell P-0161-3, for Lynx Ltd.
Current bid
1 050 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
1 200 - 1 500 EUR
1747651
Paavo Tynell
A brass wall light model 9459, Idman, Finland 1960s.
Current bid
652 EUR
5d 12h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 200 EUR
1740361
Paavo Tynell
A 1960s '9227' table lamp for Idman, Finland.
Current bid
300 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
800 - 1 000 EUR
1710080
Tapio Wirkkala
Bracelet, "Viking bracelet", 18K gold, 1960s.
Current bid
2 000 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
4 500 - 5 000 EUR
1728075
a 1930s Finnish flat weave carpet,
circa 204 x 307 cm.
Current bid
250 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
800 - 1 000 EUR
1732445
Birger Kaipiainen
A decorative plate, signed Kaipiainen Arabia.
Current bid
300 EUR
5d 12h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 200 EUR
1732458
Oiva Toikka
A glass bird, 'Kiikkuri', signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö.
Current bid
3 000 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
4 000 - 5 000 EUR
1733817
Ilmari Tapiovaara
Twenty pairs of door handles, for Oy Excelsior Ab (EXO), Designed 1981.
Current bid
1 200 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
1 500 - 1 800 EUR
1736799
Nanny Still
A set of nine bottles signed Riihimäen Lasi O.Y Nanny Still.
Current bid
1 000 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
3 000 - 3 400 EUR
1737891
Oiva Toikka
A glass sculpture 'Yö' (Night) Pro Arte, signed O. Toikka Nuutajärvi.
Current bid
1 250 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
2 000 - 2 500 EUR
1737893
Oiva Toikka
A glass sculpture 'Yö' (Night) signed O. Toikka Nuutajärvi.
Current bid
400 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
800 - 1 000 EUR
1738855
Alvar Aalto
Ceiling lamp, model A 624, Valaistustyö, Finland.
Current bid
600 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 200 EUR
1740074
Alvar Aalto
A set of four mid-20th century 'Y61' stools for Artek.
Current bid
246 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 400 EUR
1740768
Paavo Tynell
A mid-20th century '9029/6' chandelier for Taito.
Current bid
2 000 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 EUR
1741865
Märta Blomstedt
An 'Aulanko-model' armchair. Designed in 1939.
Current bid
1 660 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
4 000 - 5 000 EUR
1743456
Alvar Aalto
A '9750' vase Iittala Glassworks c. 1950-1953. Finland.
Current bid
2 000 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 EUR
1744903
Paavo Tynell
A mid-20th century '9224' table lamp for Taito Finland.
Current bid
3 400 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 EUR
1744915
Bertel Gardberg
Coffee set, 3 pieces, 916 silver and rosewood, Toivo V. Toukonen, Helsinki, 1956.
Current bid
2 122 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
3 000 - 3 500 EUR
1745911
Dora Jung
A tapestry, signed, circa 213 x 114 cm.
Current bid
600 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 200 EUR
1746211
Paavo Tynell
A mid-20th-century '9029/3' chandelier for Taito, Finland.
Current bid
2 500 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
4 000 - 5 000 EUR
1747630
Paavo Tynell
Table lamp, model 5066 for Taito, 1940s.
Current bid
1 500 EUR
5d 12h
Estimate
3 500 - 4 000 EUR
1748256
Alvar Aalto
A mid-20th century table for O.Y. Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B.,
Current bid
1 000 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
1 200 - 1 500 EUR
1750885
Lisa Johansson-Pape
A 1940s pendant light for Orno.
Current bid
675 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
800 - 1 000 EUR
1750942
Paavo Tynell
Ceiling lamp “Tähtitaivas” (Starry Sky), Idman, mid-20th century.
Current bid
500 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
2 000 - 2 500 EUR
1751264
Oiva Parviainen
A mid-20th century 'Susanna' armchair for Lahden Lepokalusto, Finland.
Current bid
120 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 200 EUR
1725600
Paavo Tynell
A mid-20th century counterweight light, model 'A 1984 / 10201' for Taito.
Current bid
4 444 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
10 000 - 12 000 EUR
1727280
Alvar Aalto
A 1962 bench for O.Y. Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B.
Current bid
2 000 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 EUR
1728063
Adolf Koskinen,
a pair of armchairs, manufactured by Elias Hollo Puunjalostustehdas, Finland, 1920s.
Current bid
180 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
600 - 800 EUR
1729034
Oili Mäki
A rya rug triptych, "Sibelius VII symphony", likely unique, signed Oili Mäki. À ca. 215 x 140 cm.
Current bid
215 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 200 EUR
1729509
Birger Kaipiainen
A ceramic dish, signed Kaipiainen Arabia.
Current bid
10 000 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 EUR
1729774
Dorrit von Fieandt
A ceramic bowl plate, signed DF Arabia Finland.
Current bid
600 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
1 200 - 1 500 EUR
1731414
Laila Karttunen
A Raanu textile, model for Neovius. Approx. 240 x 135 cm.
Current bid
180 EUR
5d 12h
Estimate
600 - 800 EUR
1731628
Alvar Aalto
A glass vase, 3031, signed Alvar Aalto.
Current bid
200 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
1 400 - 1 600 EUR
1732271
Kai Finnmark (Kai Ruokonen)
A 1970s table lamp for Lynx Ltd.
Current bid
450 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
1 200 - 1 500 EUR
1732388
Alvar Aalto
Table lamps/reading lamps, a pair, model 5267 for Taito, 1933.
Current bid
750 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
2 000 - 2 500 EUR
1732432
Birger Kaipiainen
A ceramic decorative dish, signed Kaipiainen Arabia.
Current bid
2 500 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
3 500 - 4 000 EUR
1733997
Tapio Wirkkala
A 'Bear hunting' silver dish, Tillander, Helsinki 1953.
Current bid
700 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 200 EUR
1734101
Paavo Tynell
A mid-20th century K10-10 floor lamp for Idman.
Current bid
1 600 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
4 000 - 5 000 EUR
1735429
Tapio Wirkkala
An 'Iceberg' vase signed Tapio Wirkkala 3825.
Current bid
200 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 200 EUR
1737320
A 1920s Finnish flat weave carpet. Cica. 325 x 227 cm.
Current bid
350 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
1 500 - 1 800 EUR
1737691
Alvar Aalto
An 'A808' floor lamp for Valaistustyö.
Current bid
2 100 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
4 000 - 4 500 EUR
1737895
Alvar Aalto
Vase, model 9750 signed Alvar Aalto Iittala.
Current bid
2 200 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 EUR
1737897
Oiva Toikka
A set of three caraffes “Oz” Pro Arte, signed Oiva Toikka, Nuutajärvi. In production 1995–1996.
Current bid
650 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
1 000 - 1 200 EUR
1737901
Oiva Toikka
Sculpture, signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö 1989.
Current bid
1 500 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
4 000 - 4 500 EUR
1738005
Tapio Wirkkala
Leaf shape silver bowl, model TW 85, Kultakeskus, Tavastehus, 1964.
Current bid
200 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
500 - 600 EUR
1738207
a pair of table lamps,
manufactured by KT-Valaistus, latter half of 20th century.
Current bid
110 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
800 - 1 000 EUR
1738275
Gunnel Nyman
A 'GN 26' glass vase, signed in acid pen G. Nyman Nuutajärvi Notsjö -48.
Current bid
400 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
700 - 900 EUR
1738286
Gunnel Nyman
A glass vase, 'GN 26', signed G. Nyman Nuutajärvi Notsjö -54.
Current bid
333 EUR
5d 12h
Estimate
700 - 900 EUR
1739061
Alvar Aalto
A pair of stools, model 60, O.Y. Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B, for Finmar Ltd, Finland, 1934–39.
Current bid
1 400 EUR
5d 14h
Estimate
3 000 - 3 500 EUR
1740247
Paavo Tynell
Floor lamp, model 9609, Idman, mid-20th century.
Current bid
600 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
3 500 - 4 000 EUR
1740302
Paavo Tynell
A pair of mid-20th century K10-10 floor lamps for Taito Finland.
Current bid
4 200 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 EUR
1740303
Paavo Tynell
A pair of mid-20th century K10-10 floor lamps for Taito Finland.
Current bid
4 200 EUR
5d 16h
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 EUR
1742509
Saara Hopea
Vase, “Panther”, signed S. Hopea Nuutajärvi Notsjö -55.
Current bid
1 100 EUR
5d 13h
Estimate
2 000 - 2 500 EUR
1743191
Paavo Tynell
A mid-20th-century 'Tähtitaivas' (Starry sky) ceiling light for Idman, Finland.
Current bid
1 200 EUR
5d 15h
Estimate
2 000 - 2 500 EUR