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A pair of Alvar Aalto 'no 400' birch armchairs, O.y Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B for Artek, Finland ca 1939.

Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 740 - 2 180 EUR
1 830 - 2 280 USD
Hammer price
85 000 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
A pair of Alvar Aalto 'no 400' birch armchairs, O.y Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B for Artek, Finland ca 1939.

Upholstered in original fabric.

Wear, the skids warped, partly restored.

Provenance

Reportedly bought ca 1939 by the parents to the vendor.

Literature

Pirkko Tuukkanen (ed), 'Alvar Aalto designer', Alvar Aalto Museum 2002, see the model illustrated p 174.

More information

Designed in 1936.