An exceptional desk, designed for Nordiska Kompaniet’s Les Arts Décoratifs Suédois boutique in Paris in 1928, achieved a new world auction record after lively bidding, selling for a final price of SEK 1,200,000. The desk formed part of an important private collection of furniture and works of art dating from the 1920s to the 1940s. Comprising 48 carefully selected objects acquired with great passion over five decades, the collection reflects a period that came to define the history of Swedish design.

Other highlights from the collection included a gilded folding screen painted by ceramic artist Einar Luterkort, a pewter mirror by Björn Trägårdh for Firma Svenskt Tenn, an elmwood chest of drawers by the same designer exhibited at the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg in 1932, as well as a rare “Estelle” armchair by Gustaf Axel Berg.

The department also presented sought-after furniture and objects by Carl Malmsten, Axel Einar Hjorth and Firma Svenskt Tenn, alongside a substantial lighting section featuring rarities by designers including Harald Notini, Carl-Axel Acking and Hans Bergström.

Highlights from the ceramics department included a major private collection of Farsta ware by Wilhelm Kåge, Jugend ceramics by Hilma Persson-Hjelm, and a sculpture in the form of a large apple half signed by Hans Hedberg.

Among the glass highlights were a collection of cast sculptures by Edvin Öhrström, art glass by Bertil Vallien, and richly engraved bowls by Simon Gate and Edward Hald for Orrefors.