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DESIGNED BY ALVAR AALTO, CIRCA 1932-35, RETAILED BY FINMAR
Details
A Laminated Birch and Karelian Birch Dining Suite
Designed by Alvar Aalto, circa 1932-35, retailed by Finmar
Comprising: a No.91 dining table, the circular Karelian-birch top with matching lazy-susan, on L-leg uprights, a set of four No.611 stacking dining chairs, each with padded seat, a sideboard, the raised superstructure with sliding glass doors, above frieze drawers and sliding panel doors, on stile uprights, an occasional table, with rectangular top on L-leg uprights, and a part-ebonised stacking stool, with circular top, together with an original receipt, from Hammonds, Hull, dated 1938, and a small quantity of Finmar advertising material
59½in. (151cm.) width sideboard; 49¼in. (125cm.) diameter dining table
Paper Finmar drop-tag to sideboard drawer; selected other items bearing FINMAR distributor's ivorine labels or stamped marks AALTO DESIGN MADE IN FINLAND (9)
Designed by Alvar Aalto, circa 1932-35, retailed by Finmar
Comprising: a No.91 dining table, the circular Karelian-birch top with matching lazy-susan, on L-leg uprights, a set of four No.611 stacking dining chairs, each with padded seat, a sideboard, the raised superstructure with sliding glass doors, above frieze drawers and sliding panel doors, on stile uprights, an occasional table, with rectangular top on L-leg uprights, and a part-ebonised stacking stool, with circular top, together with an original receipt, from Hammonds, Hull, dated 1938, and a small quantity of Finmar advertising material
59½in. (151cm.) width sideboard; 49¼in. (125cm.) diameter dining table
Paper Finmar drop-tag to sideboard drawer; selected other items bearing FINMAR distributor's ivorine labels or stamped marks AALTO DESIGN MADE IN FINLAND (9)
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
Further details
Finmar Ltd. was established in 1934 by Philip Morton Shand, a founding member of the Modern Architectural Research Group (MARS), and Geoffrey Boumphrey, a writer for the Architectural Review. Finmar Ltd. operated throughout the 1930s as a wholesale and marketing company for Aalto's Finnish-manufactured furniture. Initially supplying a wealthy clientele after the Fortnum & Mason exhibition of January 1934, Finmar subsequently supplied progressive retailers such as Heals, Liberty's, Bowman Brothers, and P.E. Gane in Bristol, and was instrumental in establishing Britain as the largest export market for Aalto's furniture.