Sold for:
$5,000
$5,000
Tapio Wirkkala
Leaf dish
Soinne et Kni Finland, c.
1951 laminated birch and teak plywood 10 w x 8½ d x 1¾ h in (25 x 22 x 4 cm)
result: $5,000
This early work is one of approximately twenty-five Leaf dishes commissioned by Charles Stendig and gifted to his top clients during the 1950s. Signed with applied distributor's label to underside: [Stendig Made in Finland].
literature: Tapio Wirkkala: Eye, Hand and Thought , Saarela, ppg. 224, 228, 267 illustrate related forms
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2012-11-15
