A Berber carpet, Beni Ourain,
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Morocco, 1930s, distributed by Wohnbedarf AG, Zurich, natural and naturally dyed hand-woven wool, 345 x 188 cm. (DR) I
n the 1930s, the Wohnbedarf AG in Zurich and the trading company Artek, founded by Alvar Aalto, had these Berber carpets in their programme in order to be able to offer their customers aesthetically modern carpets matching their own designs. A similar carpet was used by Alvar Aalto for the furnishings of the Villa Mairea (1938/39). Provenance: from a Swiss villa, where the carpet had been used since the 1930s.
Lit.: L. Lahti, Alvar Aalto, Cologne 2004, p. 40, p. 45, cover illustration.
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
18.05.2010 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 3,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 2,800.- to EUR 3,500.-
A Berber carpet, Beni Ourain,
Morocco, 1930s, distributed by Wohnbedarf AG, Zurich, natural and naturally dyed hand-woven wool, 345 x 188 cm. (DR) I
n the 1930s, the Wohnbedarf AG in Zurich and the trading company Artek, founded by Alvar Aalto, had these Berber carpets in their programme in order to be able to offer their customers aesthetically modern carpets matching their own designs. A similar carpet was used by Alvar Aalto for the furnishings of the Villa Mairea (1938/39). Provenance: from a Swiss villa, where the carpet had been used since the 1930s.
Lit.: L. Lahti, Alvar Aalto, Cologne 2004, p. 40, p. 45, cover illustration.
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 18.05.2010 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 05.05. - 18.05.2010 |
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