148: TAPIO WIRKKALA, dish < Modern Design, 4 June 2000 < Auctions

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Tapio Wirkkala
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Soinne & Kni Oy
Finland, c. 1951
birch plywood 5½ h × 7 w in (14 × 18 cm)

estimate: $2,000–2,500

result: $2,645

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Wirkkala's shapes in turned plywood express the natural beauty within this man-made material.

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