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  • Highlights from this Autumn's international auction (September 2016)

    Newly discovered work by Paolo Scheggi up for Auction

    A newly discovered work from the early 1960s by the Italian avant garde artist Paolo Scheggi (1940-71) has found its way to Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers of Fine Art and will be auctioned off in September 2016. The hitherto unknown work has been in a private Danish collection, and prior to the sale it has recently been registered with the Associazione Paolo Scheggi in Milan.

  • David Roentgen: Louis XVI gilt bronze bureau. C. 1780. Estimate: € 135,000-200,000

    ​Roentgen Bureau up for Auction in September 2016

    Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers presents a beautiful bureau from c. 1780 at this autumn’s auction in Copenhagen. The bureau was made by the renowned cabinetmaker David Roentgen (1743-1807), who created exquisite furniture for some of the most famous royal figures in European history.

  • ​The Greatest Auction Ever of Quistgaard’s Design

    ​The Greatest Auction Ever of Quistgaard’s Design

    Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers offer the greatest selection ever of timeless design classics from the 1950-60s by the Danish designer Jens Harald Quistgaard. The auction is held on Tuesday 10 May.

  • A large Chinese gilded and patinated bronze figure of an Immortal, Lao-zi, Ming 1368-1644. H. 64 cm. Estimate: DKK 400,00-500,000 / € 53,500-67,000.

    ​Oriental Art at Auction in Copenhagen

    At Bruun Rasmussen’s international summer auction we present a selection of beautiful Chinese art from different historical periods. The auction of Oriental art takes place in Copenhagen on Wednesday 1 June at 2 pm.

  • ​Cartier and Art Deco Jewellery in High Demand

    ​Cartier and Art Deco Jewellery in High Demand

    This summer's international jewellery auction at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen offers a range of exclusive Art Deco jewellery and classics from international jewellers, including Cartier's iconic panther and exotic scarab. The auction will be held on Monday 6 June from 3 pm.

  • This Spring's Great "Fashion Auction"

    This Spring's Great "Fashion Auction"

    ​Today Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers launch this spring’s great “Fashion Auction”. It is the second time in the history of the company that we place the spotlight on international fashion with a rich selection of handbags, clothing and accessories from some of the most famous international brands.​

  • Royal presentation set from 1854. Estimate: DKK 100,000.

    ​Great Coin Collections up for Auction in Copenhagen

    Bruun Rasmussen’s international coin auction of the spring, will take place in Copenhagen on Tuesday 10 May with a total of 724 lots spread out over three catalogues, which contain two large private coin collections - including a unique, royal presentation set from 1854 estimated at DKK 100,000.

  • Poul Kjærholm "Bowstring Chair" and Hans J. Wegner "Dolphin Chair"

    ​Nordic Design Auction in Copenhagen June 2016

    At this summer's international design auction at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen we can present three extremely rare furniture pieces from the golden age of Danish design during the 1950s.

  • Japanese letter from Nagasaki to Ribe in Denmark. Estimate: DKK 75,000 / € 10,000.

    ​Unique Japanese letter from 1880 at auction in Copenhagen

    Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers is offering a unique letter, which has been sent from Nagasaki (Japan) to Ribe (Denmark) in 1880. It might be more than 175 years since the world's first postage stamp saw the light of day, but fortunately, from time to time, some rare stamps and letters that have not previously found their way into the expert hands of philatelists still turn up.

  • A Louis XV gilt bronze mounted, Japanese laquer and vernis Martin Bureau en Pente. C. 1750. Estimate: DKK 400,000-600,000 / € 53,500-80,500

    ​Rare Louis XV Bureau en Pente up for Auction in June 2016

    Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers in Copenhagen presents an elegant Louis XV Bureau en Pente from c. 1750 at the international auction this summer. The bureau is attributed to the renowned French cabinetmaker Jacques Dubois (1694-1763), who created exquisite furniture for the royal court.

  • A set of five Italian Louis XVI giltwood and polycrome decorated mirrors. Late 18th century. Estimate: DKK 250,000 / € 33,500

    Neoclassical furniture at auction in Copenhagen

    ​Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers is focusing on neoclassicism, one of the most recurrent styles in world history as expressed in several of the pieces featured in the upcoming auction at Bredgade in Copenhagen. The preview opens on Thursday 25th February and the auction of antiques takes place on Wednesday 2 March.

  • Peder Moos: Unique stool (1948). Estimate: DKK 400,000-600,000 / € 53,500-80,500

    Across Mine-Filled Waters with Peder Moos

    ​The uncompromising Danish cabinetmaker Peder Moos has created several of the furniture pieces at Bruun Rasmussen’s international spring auction for design – including a unique stool, which was part of the exhibition ”Danish Art Treasures – through the ages” in London in 1948. The preview opens on Thursday 25th February and the auction is held on Thursday 10th March.

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