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ALVAR AALTO (1898–1976)
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ALVAR AALTO (1898–1976)
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ALVAR AALTO (1898–1976)
A striking, free-form vase in translucent blown glass, produced using a wooden mould.
Signed ALVAR AALTO and numbered 3031 on the reverse.
Savoy model, designed around 1936.
Iittala edition dating from the 1950s.
H.: 30 cm. – W.: 27 cm. – D.: 25 cm
Alvar Aalto designed this vase in 1936 as part of an entrance competition for the Karhula-Iittala glassworks. His design was inspired by the curves of Eskimo women’s dresses. Presented at the Finnish Pavilion at the 1937 World’s Fair in Paris, this design was subsequently named ‘Savoy’, after a restaurant in Helsinki which opened that same year and was entirely designed by Alvar Aalto and his wife, Aino Aalto.
A similar piece is held at the Corning Glass Museum (United States) under inventory number 97.3.62.
Bibliography:
- Thomas Kellein, *Alvar & Aino Aalto*, Hatje Cantz, 2005; a similar model is reproduced on p. 215.
A condition report is available on request by email.
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About the sale
Scandinavian Design and 20th-Century Art – The Spirit of a Collection
Auction location
Auction time
11/05/2026 at 2:00 PM
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