Lot 310 · The Architect
Pair of office chairs, designed for the State Railways Administration Building, Helsinki
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $33,708–$40,450
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — The Architect, London · 28 April 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-276283
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Eliel Saarinen, Pair of office chairs, designed for the State Railways Administration Building, Helsinki. Phillips, 28 Apr 2014, lot 310. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-276283.
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Eliel Saarinen, Pair of office chairs, designed for the State Railways Administration Building, Helsinki. Phillips, 28 Apr 2014, lot 310. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-276283.
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From the same sale The Architect · Apr 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop-leaf dressing table with drawer | Edward William Godwin | £12,000–£15,000 | |
| Settee, designed for Dromore Castle, County Limerick | Edward William Godwin | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Rare and important salon chair | Karl Friedrich Schinkel | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Tabouret, designed for the American Bar and Grill-Room, Grand Hôtel, … | Paul Hankar | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Important and early chair, model no. 14 | Michael Thonet | £35,000–£45,000 | |
| 'Haberfeld' table | Adolf Loos | £15,000–£25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliel Saarinen | an important and rare centerpiece | $34,375 | Sotheby's, Jun 2012 | |
| Eliel Saarinen | Paire de fauteuils – 1908-1909 | Artcurial, Apr 2021 | ||
| Eliel Saarinen | sideboard | Wright, May 2006 | ||
| Eliel Saarinen | Armchair | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Harry Bertoia | Untitled (Sonambient) | Wright, Dec 2025 | ||
| Eliel Saarinen | Centerpiece | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Finn Juhl | Fauteuil Chieftain, modèle FJ49 | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Eliel Saarinen | A Mahogany Sideboard, 1929 | Christie's, Dec 2007 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.