XL Birch Plywood Tray by Saarinen, Finland

Ceramic dish by renowned French potter Jean Besnard. Partially glazed etched decor. Made in France in the 1930s. Monogrammed JB.  

Large bronze dish or tray by Tapio Wirkkala. Model TW479 Made by Kultakeskus Oy in Finland in the 1970s Oustanding heavy patina on the bronze Signed Could be polished.

Stool in solid pine wood. Oval seat with four legs. Made in Finland in the 1960s by Tervasaaren Puutyotehdas. This stool was gifted to employees at the Uni...

Rare decorative earthenware dish by renowned Californian artist Phillip Herschel Paradise. Hand-painted decor, circa 1955. Signed. Phil Paradise wa...

Tray in Laminated Birch by Tapio Wirkkala, 1950's Additional Information: Material: Laminated birch Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produced by Soinn...

Vintage wooden tray plate made from block wood and then hand-turned. Hand produced in Finland the early 1980s from solid Juniper wood Yvaskuua Fi...

Beautiful platter by Sakari Pykälä, made from teak in a smooth, oval form. A recess in the wood makes a nice detail.

Dish designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, 1950s. Laminated birch. Signed. Dimensions: W: 19.4 cm/ 7 2/3" L: 36.7 cm/ 14 1/2" Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) can be described as one of the icons of Finnish design and a symbol of the international success of post-war Finnish design. Tapio Wirkkala studied sculpture at the Helsinki Central School of Industrial Design from 1933 until 1936, but he was also a self-studied artist in many areas, including glass design. His success as a glass artist began in 1946 when he designed one of his most famous works, the Kantarelli vase, for Iittala. Wirkkala gained worldwide success in 1951 at the Milan Triennial, where he received three Grand Prix awards: for the exhibition architecture, glass design and wooden sculptures. Tapio Wirkkala felt a deep relationship with nature and his absolute favourite spot was located in Finland's deepest forests. From the beautiful landscape, Tapio Wirkkala could find inspiration for his works, often characterised by organic shapes. Leaves, birds, ice and water are recurring themes in his design. Tapio Wirkkala was also a furniture designer and a sculptor. He started his career as a sculptor in the 1930s but abandoned the traditional sculpture in the post-war years – in the early 1950s, alongside with other works, he started to develop an entirely new relationship with sculpture and a new technique to be used. The result was a series of unique plywood sculptures which combined form and movement in the vibrant, densely lineated surface of plywood. Wirkkala’s sculptures represented exceptional abstractism and gave Finnish sculpture...