Scandinavian Design 
15 November 2012
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Tapio Wirkkala

Leaf dish

Soinne & Kni Oy
Finland, c. 1951
laminated birch and teak plywood 1¾ h × 10 w × 8½ d in (4 × 25 × 22 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $5,000
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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

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