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Pirkka stool
Ilmari Tapiovaara (1914–1999) · c. 1955
$1,008 price realized incl. premium
≈ £790≈ €928
Hammer $800 · with buyer’s premium $1,008
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “pine, birch”
- Category
- Furniture (named makers)
- Dimensions
- 12 h x 17 w x 11 d in (30 x 43 x 28 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Scandinavian Design (auctions/2024/05/scandinavian-design)
- Date
- May 29, 2024
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 176
- Estimate
- $500 – — (≈ £392) (≈ €461)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 8, 2026
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