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Continued strong market for Modern design


Highlights from the first day of the auction Modern Art + Design




Record Levels for Josef Frank

With a track record of setting new world records for Josef Frank, Bukowskis once again delivered record-breaking prices. The star lot of the day was a Flora chest of drawers covered with illustrations from Nordens Flora by C.A Lindman, which, after lively bidding, equaled the previous world record by selling for a final price of 1 125 000 SEK.

Additional highlights by Josef Frank included a Flora Linné chest of drawers, a 2007 anniversary edition covered with illustrations from Plantae Selectae, which sold for more than double its estimate. A cast iron table with a table top in black slate also exceeded expectations.



Among furniture and other works of art, we saw internationally sought-after designs from designers such as Axel Einar Hjorth, Carl Hörvik, Otto Schulz, and Carl-Axel Acking. Hjorth achieved high final prices for a wide range of sports cabin furniture in pine, including models like "Utö," "Lovö," Sandhamn, "Skoga," and "Sport."

Following the success in spring for Otto Schulz and firma Boet, this season also saw high final prices for several objects by the designer. Among them a cabinet clad in blue artificial leather with pearl nail decoration featuring the motif "Paradise, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden," which sold three times its estimate.

Swedish luminaries are in high demand, and highlights from the auction included Carl-Axel Acking, Harald Notini, and Hans Bergström. Two floor lamps by Acking stood out when they sold at an impressive final price of 400 000 SEK each.





Nordiska Kompaniet's Lighting Department

As the market leader in the Scandinavian region for modern design lighting, Bukowskis this season presented a unique collection of luminaires from Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), developed under the leadership of Erik Tidstrand and Bertil Brisborg. Highlights included a ceiling lamp by Simon Gate and Erik Tidstrand in collaboration between NK and Orrefors, a number of table lamps and ceiling lamps by both Tidstrand and Brisborg, and a unique custom-made lamp created by Bertil Brisborg and Olle Elmgren for the Forellen cinema in Luleå. The latter sold after an exciting bidding war for a final price of 300 000 SEK.





Modern Swedish Textiles

Within the department of carpets & textiles, we saw a great interest for modern Swedish textiles. Highlights included Märta Måås-Fjetterström's "röd grön äng", Marianne Richter's "Strålar, grön", and a unique woven wallpaper by Sigrid Hjertén depicting a vegetative landscape, which sold for a final price of 312 000 SEK.





Glass, Ceramics, and Silver

The Glass Department presented collections of art glass by, among others, Bertil Vallien, Peter Hermansson, and Claes Uvesten, as well as sought-after glass works by Eva Englund, Tapio Wirkkala, and Alessandro Pianon. Within ceramics, we saw high final prices for stoneware by Stig Lindberg and Berndt Friberg, as well as sculptures and dishes by Birger Kaipiainen.

There was also strong interest in silver, and the department ended as a white glove, meaning that all items were sold. Among the highlights were several pieces by Georg Jensen, a cutlery set by Johan Rohde, a vase by Wiven Nilsson, and a sculpture by Olle Ohlsson.





Wiwen Nilsson in the spotlight.

Lastly we saw high demand and final prices for design jewellery by Wiwen Nilsson. The department also presented high quality jewellery by names such as Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe, Harald Nielsen, Björn Weckström, Sven-Erik Högberg, Inga-Britt "Ibe" Dahlquist among others.





Scandinavia’s only recurring Fine Art auction for modern art and design continues to cement its leading position with increasing international interest.

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Highlights Furniture & Works of Art


247. Swedish Grace, a lacquered daybed, 1920-30s.
247. Swedish Grace, a lacquered daybed, 1920-30s.
Vasarahinta 
60 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
329. Otto Schulz, a cabinet, "Paradiset", Boet, Gothenburg, 1952.
329. Otto Schulz, a cabinet, "Paradiset", Boet, Gothenburg, 1952.
Vasarahinta 
360 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
100 000 - 150 000 SEK


Highlights Lighting



Highlights Ceramics


143. Berndt Friberg, a stoneware vase, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden 1963.
143. Berndt Friberg, a stoneware vase, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden 1963.
Vasarahinta 
36 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
174. Hans Hedberg, a faience sculpture of a green apple, Biot, France.
174. Hans Hedberg, a faience sculpture of a green apple, Biot, France.
Vasarahinta 
48 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
184. Birger Kaipiainen, a stoneware dish, Arabia, Finland.
184. Birger Kaipiainen, a stoneware dish, Arabia, Finland.
Vasarahinta 
85 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
185. Birger Kaipiainen, a stoneware dish, Arabia, Finland.
185. Birger Kaipiainen, a stoneware dish, Arabia, Finland.
Vasarahinta 
42 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
12 000 - 15 000 SEK


Highlights Glass


84. John Selbing, "Klot över kon", a glass sculpture, Orrefors ca 1957.
84. John Selbing, "Klot över kon", a glass sculpture, Orrefors ca 1957.
Vasarahinta 
30 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
30 000 - 40 000 SEK
96. Eva Englund, a graal vase, Orrefors 1988, EA 1-88.
96. Eva Englund, a graal vase, Orrefors 1988, EA 1-88.
Vasarahinta 
26 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
12 000 - 15 000 SEK


Highlights Silver



Highlights Modern Jewellery



Highlights Carpets & textiles




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