The Swiss-born artist Le Corbusier collaborated with the Danish architect Jørn Utzon on the interior decoration of the Sydney Opera House. Now two of the artist's outstanding enamel paintings from the Utzon collection will come under the hammer at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen on 5th December.
Auction history was achieved at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen Tuesday afternoon when a bundle of Chinese notes from 1854 was sold for DKK 1.4 million (€ 245,000 including buyer’s premium). This is the highest hammer price ever achieved at a coin auction in Denmark.
In the wake of the successful auction this summer, where Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers in Copenhagen sold Russian icons for millions of Danish Kroner, we now follow up with another magnificent auction with art and antiques from Tsarist Russia. The most spectacular of these auction lots will be exhibited at the Danish Embassy in London on 27 and 28 November in connection with the Russian Art Week.
At this year’s biggest international auction at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen we among other items can present two completely unique works by the father of Danish painting C.W. Eckersberg (1783-1853), who is as popular as ever. Ahead of the auction, a number of selected works from the Danish Golden Age will be exhibited in London on 6-7 November.
At Bruun Rasmussen's upcoming Asian auction you can experience both the finest decorative art and get a taste of history as well. Some of the most spectacular lots on the auction will be exhibited in London during "Asian Art Week" (5-8 November) - including decorative art from the collection of the later Colonel and adjutant of George V of Britain, Evelyn Williams Medows Norie (1862-1915).
The most expensive Rolex watch in the history of Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers in Copenhagen will be up for auction on 30 November. The watch is a rare star-studded "Stilline" wristwatch from 1953, which is estimated at DKK 1.2-1.5 million. Included in the auction is also the world's most sought-after sports watch "Nautilus 3700" from Patek Philippe, which is estimated at DKK 350,000-400,000.
An extremely rare "Achrome" piece by Piero Manzoni from 1961 will be exhibited in London from 5-8 November and will be up for auction at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen on 5 December 2017. The work was made during the artist's stay in Denmark and has not previously been for sale.
Two extremely rare and very beautiful Tetradrachms from Ancient Greece will come under the hammer at the autumn's large coin auction at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen. This is truly exceptional coin art of a very high quality. The auction also offers a Chinese 50 Tael weighing almost 2 kilos as well as an English coronation set from 1937.
The evening's prestigious "Nordic Masters" design auction in Copenhagen became a true tribute to Finn Juhl since the auction’s top 3 were all designed by the world-famous architect. The highest hammer price was achieved by the architect’s own favourite – the extremely rare “FJ 44” armchair, which was sold for DKK 610,000 (€ 107,000 including buyer’s premium).
Tuesday's big auction at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen was dominated by two present-day heavyweights on the international art scene. Danish Per Kirkeby and Belgian Pierre Alechinsky surprised with several impressive hammer prices.
The autumn’s international auction at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen got off to a festive start Tuesday afternoon. Here Jesper Bruun Rasmussen sold Paul Fischer’s iconic painting of “The King’s Birthday” from 1925. The painting was sold for DKK 2.1 million (€ 370,000 including buyer’s premium) to a private Danish art collector.
For the fifth time, Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers will be presenting an exhibition at Drouot in Paris with art and design from our upcoming international auction. The exhibition “French Danish Connections” takes place on 21-22 September. Everyone is welcome.
