Highlights from the design department at Modern Art & Design

White Glove for Svenskt Tenn

To celebrate Svenskt Tenn's 100th anniversary, this season featured a jubilee section with rarities by Estrid Ericson, Josef Frank, Björn Trägårdh, Anna Petrus, Tyra Lundgren, among others.

The section included a specially commissioned cabinet by Josef Frank from the 1940s, decorated with hand-coloured engravings of fauna and flora from Friedrich Justin Bertuch’s “Bilderbuch für Kinder”, which sold for a final price of nearly 2.6 million SEK. Another lot exceeding one million was achieved for Josef Frank’s chest of drawers “Flora”, which sold for a final price of 1.2 million SEK, setting a new world record.

Among the pewter objects, there was a rare bowl with engraved decoration by Tyra Lundgren from 1932, a table lamp by Anna Petrus, and a floor lamp by Björn Trägårdh, which attracted lively bidding. The department closed as a White Glove, which means that all objects were sold.

Georges Jouve Exceeds Expectations

The most spectacular item in the ceramics department was undoubtedly the table lamp "Trois Boules" by Georges Jouve from the 1950s, which, after intense telephone bidding, sold for a final price of 700 000 SEK. Another item that exceeded expectations was a wall sculpture in the shape of a butterfly by Birger Kaipiainen, which sold for five times its estimate, reaching a final price of 450 000 SEK.

The department also featured Swedish designers such as Stig Lindberg, Wilhelm Kåge, Bernt Friberg, Hans Hedberg, and Lisa Larson, with highlights including a magnificent vase by Kåge and a sculpture by Lindberg, both selling well above their estimates. In the glass department, we saw items by Ingeborg Lundin, Eva Englund, Edvin Öhrström, and Oiva Toikka.

Acking, Notini, and Bergström

As the market leader in the Nordic region for Modern Scandinavian design lighting, Bukowskis also presented an extensive section and brilliant results for fixtures by Erik Tidstrand, Carl-Axel Acking, Harald Notini, Hans Bergström, and others this season.

Highlights included a chandelier by Hans Bergström that sold for 10 times its estimate (final price 300 000 SEK), as well as several floor lamps by Acking, one of which sold for a final price of 338 000 SEK.

During the spring live auctions for Contemporary Art and Design, Important Timepieces, and Modern Art & Design, Bukowskis has auctioned art, design, and watches totalling 146 million SEK (including fees) and achieved 21 million listings.

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