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  • Orla Høyer: One-of-a-kind set of furniture consisting of a daybed, two sideboards, a chest of drawers and a glass cabinet. Sold separately. Total hammer price: DKK 420,000 (€ 56,500 / € 73,500 including buyer's premium).

    DKK 420,000 for hitherto unknown Art Deco furniture

    Last Thursday Bruun Rasmussen offered a new point of impact in Danish design history, with a beautiful, one-of-a-kind set of furniture from 1941 by the unknown theatre architect Orla Høyer. The unusual furniture set is the clearest expression of Nordic Art Deco Bruun Rasmussen has ever seen at its auctions.

  • Frederik Bruun Rasmussen sets the World auction record on Russian icons with a hammer price of DKK 4.6 million (€ 620,000 / € 806,000 including buyer's premium).

    Iconic Russian Auction – Hammer Price of DKK 27.6 Million (€ 3.7 Million)

    This summer's international auction at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen has just ended with an iconic auction of Russian art. With a World record on Russian icons and a total hammer price of DKK 27.6 million (€ 3.7 million / € 4.8 million including buyer's premium), auction history was made on Friday 9th June.

  • Jesper Bruun Rasmussen sells a Harry Winston's Diamond Bracelet for DKK 510,000

    Harry Winston Bracelet Sold for DKK 510,000

    There were plenty of eager bidders at Thursday’s jewellery auction at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen, where an elegant diamond bracelet from the "King of Diamonds" Harry Winston was sold for DKK 510,000. This is a Danish auction record for a bracelet, and at the same time it is the second highest hammer price for a piece of jewellery in the history of the auction house.

  • Hans Christian Andersen Picture Book Sold for DKK 2.9 Million / € 507,000

    Hans Christian Andersen Picture Book Sold for DKK 2.9 Million

    The summer's international auction in Copenhagen began in style on Tuesday when we sold a unique picture book from 1868-69 by Hans Christian Andersen for DKK 2.9 million (€ 507,000 including buyer’s premium). This is a Danish auction record for a work by the world-famous Danish author.

  • Louis de Belle: "Besides Faith #3", 2016. Estimate: DKK 2,000-3,000 / € 270-405

    Support the Talented Artists of the Future

    The talented artists of the future will be given the full spotlight when Bruun Rasmussen, in collaboration with the Copenhagen Photo Festival, swings the hammer over a selection of works from the censored exhibition at the photo festival.

  • Some of the Russian lots at our upcoming auction

    Danish Auction House Exhibits Russian Art Treasures in London

    Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers of Fine Art will exhibit the highlights from one of the largest Russian auctions in the history of the auction house at the Danish Embassy in London in connection with Russian Art Week 1-2 June. The auction itself takes place in Copenhagen on the 9th of June.

  • Kristian Haagen, expert on wristwatches

    Large Rolex Auction in Copenhagen

    This summer's international auction at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen focuses on the legendary Rolex watches from the period between the 1950s and 70s, which are currently seeing a renewed interest due to the high quality of the period’s wristwatches and their timeless design.

  • Marstrand’s Unusual Family Portrait

    Marstrand’s Unusual Family Portrait

    Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers marks the 100th anniversary of the sale of the Danish West Indies with Wilhelm Marstrand's depiction of his brother’s family from St. Thomas – a genuine piece of Danish colonial history with the beautiful Afro-Caribbean nanny Justina in the middle of the painting.

  • Rare dimond bracelet by Harry Winston from 1965

    Rare Bracelet from the “King of Diamonds” Harry Winston

    For the first time ever, Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers in Copenhagen offers an exclusive diamond bracelet from the legendary American jeweller Harry Winston. The bracelet was designed by Francois Tavernier in 1965 and is estimated at a price of DKK 400,000-500,000.

  • Rauschenberg, Chadwick and Armitage at auction

    Rauschenberg, Chadwick and Armitage at auction

    Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers in Copenhagen dives into international art history at this summer’s auction, led by Robert Rauschenberg’s ”Harvest” collage and sculptures by the British artists Lynn Chadwick and Kenneth Armitage alongside a newly discovered Scandinavian art collection.

  • Russian Art Auction in Copenhagen on 9 June 2017

    The Largest Russian Art Auction Ever Seen in Scandinavia

    It is with great pleasure that Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers presents the largest Russian Art Auction ever seen in Scandinavia, including The Commercial Attaché Richard Zeiner-Henriksen Russian Collection and other private Russian collections, some of which have Royal provenances.

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