A sofa and two chairs, designed by Finn Juhl and nicknamed "The Elephant Furniture", have just been sold for a record price of DKK 4.03 million / € 542,000 (including buyer’s premium).
On Tuesday, Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers sold a record-breaking painting by Anton Rooskens for € 149,000 including buyer’s premium, an exceptional work by Pierre Soulages for € 873,000 including buyer’s premium as well as two paintings by Simon Hantaï for €200,000 including buyer’s premium and € 472,000 including buyer’s premium) respectively.
La vente aux enchères de Bruun Rasmussen en décembre propose un véritable florilège d'art français. Citons notamment des peintures de Pierre Soulages et de Simon Hantaï ainsi qu’une sculpture de Henri Laurens de la collection privée de Jørn Utzon.
Finn Juhl exhibited a sofa and two chairs in 1939. For 80 years, the design world believed it to have been lost, but now it has reappeared and will be sold at auction by Bruun Rasmussen in December. It'll hold the highest estimated price for a piece of 20th Century Danish design ever. A piece of Danish design history and cultural heritage is looking for a new home.