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Rare Cantelivered Armchair, Model no. 26

Rare Cantelivered Armchair, Model no. 26
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Laminate birch plywood, painted to the reverse, painted steel frame. The metal parts were produced by Aug-Louhen Rautasänkytehdas in Turku. Marked with a red 'K' to the underside of the seat. The model was only produced very briefly in the 1930's before being discontinued. Another example available: ref. 2003011. Provenance: Paimio Sanatorium, Finland Family Välilä, Turku, Finland Literature: Pirkko Tuukkanen, ed., 'Alvar Aalto: Designer', Vammala, 2002, pp. 71-73,164 for a drawing Thomas Kellein, 'Alvar & Aino Aalto. Design: Collection Bischofberger', exh. cat, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 2004, p. 25