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

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  • Provenance

    Jackson Design GmbH, Berlin

  • 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. 168, fig. 299 and p. 367; Peter Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Cologne, 2002, p. 666

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Thirteen-branch candelabrum, model no. TW 412

1973
Hand-formed precious metal.
80 cm (31 1/2 in) high, 41.9 cm (16 1/2 in) diameter
Produced to order by Kultakeskus Oy, Finland. Base impressed with ‘W’ and marked with unidentified mark, Finnish assay mark, ‘925’ and ‘U7’.

Estimate
£16,000 - 18,000 Ω

Sold for £20,000

Important Nordic Design

17 November 2011
London