Tapio Wirkkala - Important Nordic Design London Wednesday, November 16, 2011 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Marianne Aav, Rosa Barovier Mentasti and Gordon Bowyer, et al., Tapio Wirkkala - eye, hand and thought, exh. cat., Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2000, p. 194, fig. 342 and p. 370; Peter Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Cologne, 2002, p. 675

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‘Pirun pää’ (Devil’s head) pendant, model no. 4-4149

1974
Hand formed, cut, piereced and applied precious metal. Produced to order by Nils Westerback, Finland.
Pendant: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 in) drop; necklace: 13 cm (5 1/8 in) diameter
Necklace marked with ‘NW’ for Nils Westeback, Finnish assay mark, ‘585’ and ‘V7’ and the reverse of pendant engraved with ‘MLU’. Gross weight 23.9 grams

Estimate
£10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for £12,500

Important Nordic Design

17 November 2011
London