Ilmari Tapiovaara: career timeline
1914–1999 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 56 of 74 lots (76% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 8 | 5 | $1.5kSign up | Other |
| 1950s | 30 | 22 | $1.7kSign up | Other |
| 1960s | 17 | 15 | $2.2kSign up | Other |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | $1.5kSign up | Other |
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1940s 8 works
- Sold
- 5 of 8
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $2.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 32 × 22 in (82 × 56 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (7), Multiple (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1940 A pair of armchairs, Domus, 1940/50sUnsold
c. 1946 Domus chairs, set of four$1.5kSign up
1946 Domus lounge chairs, pair$3.4kSign up
1946 Domus stacking chairs$748Sign up
1947 Armchair$1.5kSign up
1947 chair$4.6kSign up
1949 Sedie FannettUnsold
1949 Set of six Fannett chairsResult not published
1950s 30 works
- Sold
- 22 of 30
- Median
- $1.7kSign up
- Average
- $3.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 24 in (70 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (27), Multiple (3)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1950 Bibliothèque modulable$1.6kSign up
c. 1950 Unique adjustable four-seater sofa, commissioned for a private residence, HelsinkiUnsold
c. 1951 Lukki chair$393Sign up
c. 1951 Pair of large "Tale" stools, model no. 2752$875Sign up
1951 Chair, from the "Lukki" (Daddy longlegs) series, designed for the student dormitories of the Helsinki University of Technology$250Sign up
c. 1953 Large 'Tale' stoolUnsold
1953 Pair of Tale stools (2)$3.9kSign up
1954 'Trienna' Tables (3)Unsold
1954 Coffee table, model no. 9010, type no. 3, designed 1954$4.6kSign up
1954 "Trienna" table$813Sign up
c. 1954 Congo chair$600Sign up
c. 1955 Pirkka coffee table$508Sign up
Show 12 more (1950s)
c. 1955 Pirkka dining set$4.1kSign up
c. 1955 Pirkka stool$762Sign up
c. 1955 Rare ‘Dolphin’ chaise longue$16.6kSign up
1955 "Mija the bee" table lamp$4kSign up
c. 1955 Rare ‘Dolphin’ chaise longueUnsold
c. 1955 Early 'sauna' stool, from the Pirkka series$2kSign up
1955 Early 'Mija the bee' table and standard lamps$12.6kSign up
1955 Pair of stools$4.4kSign up
1955 Pirkka dining table and chairs$1.8kSign up
1956 Set of four "Nana" armchairsUnsold
1956 Pirkka dining set (7)$4.4kSign up
1956 Mademoiselle lounge chairs, pair$1.3kSign up
…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.
1960s 17 works
- Sold
- 15 of 17
- Median
- $2.2kSign up
- Average
- $4kSign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 30.5 in (70 × 78 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (14), Sculpture (2), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1960 A sofa$2.6kSign up
c. 1960 A sofa$2.6kSign up
c. 1960 An armchair and a footstool$3kSign up
c. 1960 Pirkka dining set$1.5kSign up
c. 1960 Pair of armchairs, designed for the Hotel Marski, Helsinki$12.8kSign up
c. 1960 Pair of rare armchairs with headrest, designed for the Hotel Marski, Helsinki$21.3kSign up
1960 Low bench, model no. 2005 and coffee table$5.1kSign up
1960 Pair of rare 'Pirkka' easy chairs, model no. 2021$6.4kSign up
1961 "Crinolette" armchair$1.1kSign up
1962 Pair of "Crinolette" chairsUnsold
c. 1965 Medium pile carpet$445Sign up
c. 1965 Café table and four stools$2.2kSign up
Show 5 more (1960s)
c. 1965 Low pile carpet$381Sign up
c. 1965 Low pile carpet$254Sign up
c. 1965 Low pile carpet$381Sign up
c. 1966 Rare sideboardUnsold
c. 1968 Side chair$420Sign up
1970s 1 work
c. 1970 'Tapiolina' Dining Chairs (6)$1.5kSign up
Creation date not recorded
18 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2014 Senza titoloResult not published
Undated, sold in the 2020s 17 works
- Sold
- 7 of 17
- Median
- $3.5kSign up
- Average
- $2.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 29 × 26.5 in (74 × 68 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (17)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2021 Tavolo inUnsold
sold 2021 TavoloUnsold
sold 2021 TavoloUnsold
sold 2021 Otto SedieUnsold
sold 2021 Domus stacking chairs, set of six$3.5kSign up
sold 2021 Quattro sedie inUnsold
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Sei sedie struttura inUnsold
sold 2022 Pair of Crinolette Chairs$3.8kSign up
sold 2023 Paire de commodes$5.2kSign up
sold 2023 Rare paire de tabourets pour Rauma-Repola Company$3.5kSign up
sold 2026 Floorlight, Maija the BeeUnsold
sold 2026 Nojatuolipari, Domus, Keravan Puuteollisuus OyUnsold
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Ilmari Tapiovaara auction results →