The specialist's choice – Camilla Behrer shares her favourites from the upcoming sale
Specialist's choice Camilla Behrer
We have spoken to Camilla Behrer, Specialist Design and 20th Century Works of Art, about this spring's upcoming auction Modern Art + Design.She took the opportunity to highlight some of her personal favourites in the sale.
What can we look forward to in this spring's Modern Art + Design auction?
– At the design department, we are proud to be able to present one of the largest modern auctions ever, with a vibrant and varied selection of glass, ceramics, furniture and design.
I am especially delighted that Bukowskis has been entrusted with selling several essential objects from Alva and Gunnar Myrdal's private home, including an extraordinary bureau by Axel Einar Hjorth, exhibited at the World Fair in Barcelona in 1929. The collection includes many interesting objects from 1920 to the 1940s – a period that we often describe as the golden age of the 20th-century art industry in Sweden. This was a period with changing style ideals from Swedish Grace to Swedish Modern.
Feel free to look through our web catalogue and do not hesitate to stop by for a viewing. You can also email or call me, and we will find a time that suits you. Welcome!
When is the exhibition and auction?
Viewing May 12th – 16th, Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm.
Auction Live May 17th – 18th, Arsenalsgatan 2, Stockholm.
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Josef Frank cabinet, "Plan de Paris à vol d'oiseau", Firma Svenskt Tenn, probably around 1937-43.
The auction's extremely rare cabinet "Plan de Paris à vol d'oiseau" by Josef Frank for Firma Svenskt Tenn, is one of only three known cabinets of the same model, wallpapered with Georges Peltier's Paris map. This cabinet has slightly larger proportions than the similar cabinet that was sold at a high score price at Bukowskis in November 2021. It is gratifying to see both the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe on the front of the cabinet on this slightly wider model. The posters are also in excellent condition.
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Ferdinand Boberg vase, Marqueterie sur verre, Reijmyre, Art Nouveau ca 1901-1905
A unique collector's item of the highest dignity! The vase was made around 1901-1905 in rolled glass with cut-outs, inspired by Emile Gallé's glass in so-called "marqueterie sur verre". Reijmyre commissioned about ten objects for the international arts and crafts exhibition "Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna" in Turin in 1902.
Fredrik Kessmeier, the skilled glassblower from the German glassblower family, was hired for the exhibition. Together with Carl Reimers, he was commissioned to produce the advanced glass artwork displayed in Reijmyre's stand, all with marine motifs designed by Ferdinand and Anna Boberg and Betzy Ählström.
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Axel Einar Hjorth an ebony and walnut tabouret, Nordiska Kompaniet, 1928 for the World's Fair in Barcelona 1929
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Hugo Elmqvist vase, Stockholm, jugend, ca 1900, brons
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Sven Wejsfelt a stoneware floor vase, Gustavsberg studio, Sweden 1963.
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Contacts our Specialists
Stockholm
Camilla Behrer
Head of Design/ Specialist Modern & Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)708 92 19 77
Stockholm
Eva Seeman
Chief Specialist Modern and Contemporary Decorative art and design
+46 (0)708 92 19 69
Stockholm
Jonatan Jahn
Head Specialist Contemporary and Modern Design
+46 (0)703 92 88 60
