# Alvar Aalto - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T16:29:08.206Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 3,053
- Lots with prices: 1,921
- First auction date: 1999-03-02
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-31
- Median realised price: $1,600
- Price range: $10 to $325,000

## Market Takeaway
Alvar Aalto shows very deep auction liquidity with 3,009 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 178 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-08.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $575 and $4,300.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 36.6% (690 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 55.1% (1,040 sales)
- $10,000\+: 8.3% (156 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 178
- Previous 12 months sales: 186
- Recent 12 months median: $900
- Previous 12 months median: $1,200
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-08
- Days since latest sale: 41
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Annmaris Auctions: 611 lots
- Piasa: 584 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 276 lots
- Pierre Bergé & Associés: 243 lots
- Artcurial: 185 lots
- Wright: 149 lots
- Christie's: 98 lots
- Huutokauppa Helander: 80 lots
- Cornette de Saint\-Cyr\-Bruxelles: 59 lots
- Tajan: 45 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-08 | Alvar Aalto, Adjustable daybed for the Paimio sanitorium | Wright | $500
2. 2026-01-08 | Alvar Aalto, X\-Leg tables, set of three | Wright | $1,100
3. 2026-01-08 | Alvar Aalto, Adjustable daybed for the Paimio sanitorium | Wright | $500
4. 2025-12-22 | ALVAR AALTO \(Finland, 1898 \- 1976\). Paimio chair, ca. 1970's. Artek edition, Finland, 2011. Laminated wood, plywood and white lacquered bentwood. It presents small rubs. | Setdart Auction House | €900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-alvar-aalto-finland-1898-1976-paimio-chair-ca-1970-s-artek-edition-finland-2011-laminated-wood-plywood-and-white-lacquered-bentwood-it-presents-small-rubs-148-c-2beab0f548
5. 2025-12-17 | Alvar Aalto \(Helsinki, 1898–1976\) for Artek, 1932 Armchair 41 “Paimio” Frame of laminated | Subastas Segre | N/A
6. 2025-12-16 | Alvar Aalto \(Finnish, 1898\-1976\) Wooden Stool | Akiba Galleries | $150
7. 2025-12-16 | Alvar Aalto \(Finnish, 1898\-1976\) Round Birch Coffee Table | Akiba Galleries | $200
8. 2025-12-11 | Alvar Aalto \(1898\-1976\) for Iittala Savoy vase clear glass with etched mark to the base and original label, 16cm high x 20cm diameter and another similar vase, black glass, etched mark to the base and original label, 12cm high x 15.3cm diameter \(2\). | Mallams | £60
9. 2025-12-10 | Alvar Aalto \(Kuortane 1898 \- Helsinki 1976\) | Colasanti Casa d'Aste | €500
10. 2025-12-10 | Alvar Aalto \(Kuortane 1898 \- Helsinki 1976\) | Colasanti Casa d'Aste | €160
11. 2025-12-03 | ALVAR AALTO, VASE UND SCHALE "SAVOY" | Schuler Auktionen | CHF 120
12. 2025-12-03 | Alvar Aalto \(1898\-1976\) Set of three vases, 'Savoy' model | Piasa | N/A
13. 2025-12-03 | Alvar Aalto \(1898\-1976\) Desk | Piasa | €4,000
14. 2025-12-03 | Alvar Aalto \(1898\-1976\) Drinks trolley, model no. 98 | Piasa | N/A
15. 2025-12-03 | Alvar Aalto \(1898\-1976\) Armchair, model no. 41, 'Paimio' | Piasa | N/A
16. 2025-12-03 | Alvar Aalto \(1898\-1976\) Set of five stools, model no. 60 | Piasa | N/A
17. 2025-12-03 | Alvar Aalto \(1898\-1976\) Pair of armchairs, model no. 31, 'Little Paimio', and table, model no. 75 | Piasa | N/A
18. 2025-12-03 | Alvar Aalto \(1898\-1976\) Drinks trolley, model no. 100 | Piasa | N/A
19. 2025-12-03 | ALVAR AALTO | Sant'Agostino Casa d'Aste | €1,500
20. 2025-12-03 | ALVAR AALTO | Sant'Agostino Casa d'Aste | €500
21. 2025-12-03 | ALVAR AALTO | Sant'Agostino Casa d'Aste | N/A
22. 2025-12-03 | ALVAR AALTO | Sant'Agostino Casa d'Aste | N/A
23. 2025-12-03 | ALVAR AALTO | Sant'Agostino Casa d'Aste | €300
24. 2025-12-03 | ALVAR AALTO | Sant'Agostino Casa d'Aste | €300

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