Live Auction 263620th Century Decorative Art & Design
ALVAR AALTO (1898-1976)
Lot 153

ALVAR AALTO (1898-1976)

'PAIMIO SCROLL' A BIRCH ARMCHAIR, DESIGNED 1931-32

Closed8 March 2012

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ALVAR AALTO (1898-1976)
'Paimio Scroll' A Birch Armchair, designed 1931-32
model no. 41, manufactured by O.y. Huonekalu-ja
24½ in. (62.2 cm.) high, 23½ in. (59.7 cm.) wide, 33 in. (83.8 cm.) deep

Specialist note

cf. H. Cantz, Alvar & Aino Aalto Design: Collection Bischofberger, exhibition Catalogue, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany, 2004, pp.28-41 for the history and examples of this model.