Alvar Aalto (b. Kuortane 1898, d. Helsinki 1976)
“Table no. 70”. Circular birch coffee table with shelf, laminated L-shaped legs of birch. Designed 1933. This example manufactured 1930s by Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy, Turku. Retailed by G.A. Berg, Stockholm with metal tag. H. 56 cm. Diam. 63 cm.
Gustav Adolf Berg was the first retailer to import Alvar Aalto design in Sweden. He was a furniture architect himself and owned a shop and workshop in Stockholm 1933–1944.
Condition report on request.
Silver, decorative art & design, 28 September 2017
Not sold