Lot no. 17
17. 17W ALVAR AALTO (1898-1976)
Trolley 900
Created in 1937
Artek edition, circa 1975
Birch, glazed ceramic, cane, painted wood and rubber
H: 59 cm (23.1/4 in.); W: 90 cm (35.7/16 in.); D: 66.5 cm (26.1/8 in.)
Provenance
Private collection, Italy
Bibliography
M. Emery, Furniture by Architects, Ed. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1983, p. 36, n. 19
M. Lahti, et. al, Alvar Aalto Designer, Ed. Gallimard, Paris, 2003, p. 88, 174, 175
U. Kinnunen, Aino Aalto, Ed. Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, 2004, p. 77, 223
J. Eisenbrand, M. Kries, Alvar Aalto: Second Nature, Ed. Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, 2014, p. 534
N. Yoshida, et al, "Feature: Alvar Aalto Houses - Material and Details" in a+u. Architecture and Urbanism, n. 606, March 2021, Japan, pp. 192-193
J. Gura, Sourcebook of Scandinavian Furniture: Designs for the 21st century, Ed. W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2007, p. 263
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Modern and design furniture
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