NOT SOLD. Alvar Aalto: Early tea trolley of patinated birch with shelf and black lacquered handle. Mounted with two white wheels. Model 901. Retailed by Finmar.

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Alvar Aalto (b. Kuortane 1898, d. Helsinki 1976)

Early tea trolley of patinated birch with shelf and black lacquered handle. Mounted with two white wheels with black rubber edge. Model 901. Designed 1936. This example made 1930s by Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy, Turku, Finland. Retailed by Finmar Ltd. with metal tag. H. 55 cm. W. 46 cm. L. 80/90,5 cm.

Provenance: Private collection.

Probably the most iconic tea trolley of all times. The tea trolley was introduced at the Milan Triennale in 1936, shortly after it became a part of the Company Finmar Ltd.'s marketing and import of Aalto design in the UK.

Condition

Condition report on request.

Auction

Design: Nordic Masters, 27 September 2017