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Alvaro Siza

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Vista Alegre
Portugal, 2002
porcelain, sterling silver, English boxwood 7 h × 6¼ w × 4 d in (18 × 16 × 10 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $3,750
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This set is number three of three examples made prior to the edition of fifty. Complete service for five with additional elements; twenty-five pieces total. Stamped manufacturer's mark and touchmarks to underside ‘Vista Alegre Portugal Special Limited Edition Alvaro Siza OHM’ and numbered to saucers 'no. III/III'. Sold with original packaging.
provenance: Gift from the artist, Private Collection | Wright Important 20th Century Design, Session 1, 20 May 2007, Lot 301 (post auction) | Private Collection

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Poetic Modernism

Pritzker Prize recipient Alvar Siza is Portugal’s most revered architect, known around the globe for his “poetic modern” architectural designs that are at once, simple, rich, economical and expressive. The following four lots were designed by Siza for various commissions and are a reflection of his sensual and minimal architecture. 

Public Auditorium in Llinars del Vallès, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Designed by Alvaro Siza with Aresta Arquitectura; photo by Joao Morgado
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