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THREE PROTOTYPE PLYWOOD CHAIRS
Details
ALVAR AALTO; Finland
THREE PROTOTYPE PLYWOOD CHAIRS
c.1931, to include a Model 31 armchair, a matching two-seat settee, and a related armchair, all items of laminated wood and plywood, now repainted with overall ebonised finish
47¼in.(120cm.) width settee, 31½in.(79.5cm.) height settee; 23in.(58.5cm.) width 31 chair, 30in.(76cm.) height 31 chair; 241/3in.(62cm.) width armchair, 29½in.(75cm.) height armchair (3)
THREE PROTOTYPE PLYWOOD CHAIRS
c.1931, to include a Model 31 armchair, a matching two-seat settee, and a related armchair, all items of laminated wood and plywood, now repainted with overall ebonised finish
47¼in.(120cm.) width settee, 31½in.(79.5cm.) height settee; 23in.(58.5cm.) width 31 chair, 30in.(76cm.) height 31 chair; 241/3in.(62cm.) width armchair, 29½in.(75cm.) height armchair (3)
Provenance
Stated by the vendor to have been acquired directly from the family of a former doctor at the Paimio Sanatorium, Turku, Finland.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
This lot must be cleared by 1.00p.m. on Thursday 7 September. If it is not cleared, it will be removed to the warehouse of:
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Further details
The proportions and constructional aspects of the 31-type armchair included in this lot are consistent with the features associated with early production armchairs of this type (cf. Important Design, Christie's South Kensington, 14 June 2000, lot 6; Scandinavian Design, Christie's South Kensington, 15 September 1999, lot 5).The example offered features the characteristic stepped laminate configuration to the cantilever supports, and the squared seat is affixed to the frame without exposed tenons. Similar details are illustrated in the two other seats included in this lot, and all chairs feature plywood reinforcing panels to the underside of the seats in order to preserve stability. The rigid, non-cantilever structure of the third armchair is suggestive of both the 31 and Paimio armchairs. All chairs may originally have been finished in a subdued olive-green for the seat, and a terracotta finish for the arms.