Alvar Aalto (Finnish, 1898-1976) for Artek Model 900 Tea Trolley

Description:

Alvar Aalto (Finnish, 1898-1976) for Artek Model 900 Tea Trolley, Finland, mid to late 20th century, designed and introduced at the 1937 Paris World's Fair, bent birch frame, cane basket, ceramic tile tray top and large wheels with rubber tire, ht. 23 1/2, wd. 35 1/2, dp. 25 1/2 in.

Note: Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer of furniture, textiles, and glassware. The span of his career, from the 1920s to the 1970s, is reflected in the styles of his work, ranging from Nordic Classicism in his the early work, to a rational International Style of Modernism during the 1930s, to a more organic modernist style from the 1940s onwards. He is celebrated as the inventor of bent plywood furniture.
Estimate $400-600

Very good condition. A few minor scuffs to legs. Three tiles with light crazing.



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