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“Tank” chair by Alvar Aalto, Finland, 1940’s

Creator: Alvar Aalto
Offered by: Galerie Carole Decombe - Paris

Description
Original model 400 armchair, also known as “Tank” chair. The seat rides two large legs made of bent birch plywood. Reupholstered.

Finnish work by designer Alvar Aalto, edited by Artek, dating from the 1940’s.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Origin:	France
Period:	1980-1999
Materials:	plywood. Reupholstered
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1940
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	564780

Dimensions

W.	33.4 in;	H.	27.5 in;	D.	29.5 in;
W.	84.84 cm;	H.	69.85 cm;	D.	74.93 cm;

Message from Seller:

Carole Decombe owns two art galleries, one in Paris and one in Los Angeles. She first opened in 2007, a space to show antiques in the suburbs of Paris, at Garches. Her universe today is in a capsule setting in Saint Germain des Prés (Paris) and in Los Angeles. She offers in both gallery a selection of fine furniture and objets d’art mainly from Scandinavia but also presents contemporary artists’ works.