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Timo Sarpaneva
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Timo Sarpaneva
- "Hiidennyrkki," Model No. 3530
- glass
Literature
The Modern Spirit-Glass from Finland, Helsinki, 1985, pl. 78a
Martin Eidelberg, ed., Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was, Montreal, 1991, pp. 117-118
Timo Sarpaneva: Kokoelma Collection, exh. cat., Finnish Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2002, pp. 40-41
Martin Eidelberg, ed., Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was, Montreal, 1991, pp. 117-118
Timo Sarpaneva: Kokoelma Collection, exh. cat., Finnish Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2002, pp. 40-41
Condition
Overall excellent condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
One of the first "art objects" created by Sarpaneva after he joined Iitalia in 1951, the "Devil's Fist" was the first in the "Devil's Churn" series, named in the spirit of what Martin Eidelberg calls "the romantic naturalism that pervaded Finnish postwar design." It has long been the most popular of all Sarpaneva's works in America, and has been featured on the cover of publications ranging from Craft Horizons in January-February 1956 to the original edition of Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was.