Owner of a prestigious auction house, art connoisseur extraordinaire and auctioneer with popular appeal. Jesper Bruun Rasmussen has been at Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers for 60 years, and we celebrate his jubilee at the Christmas auction in Copenhagen.
A never before released cassette tape with an interview of John Lennon and Yoko Ono was sold at auction on Tuesday night at Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers. The tape was made during the couple’s winter visit to Thy in Northern Jutland in 1970. The hammer price landed on DKK 481,000 / EUR 64,700 / USD 75,500 (including buyer’s premium).
The sought-after canary yellow diamond is with its natural colour extremely expensive. A yellow diamond ring of no less than 6.49 ct. is up for auction at Bruun Rasmussen 23 September together with the iconic diamond and emerald covered panther ring by Cartier.
The swiss designer Gérald Genta is behind some of the most iconic wristwatches in history, and two highly coveted watches are up for auction at Bruun Rasmussen 29 September. One is the rare Audemars Piguet, estimated at DKK 600,000-800,000, and the other is the luxurious Patek Philippe estimated at DKK 150,000-200,000.
A never before published cassette tape with an interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono from their winter stay in Thy, Northern Jutland in 1970 will be up for auction at Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers. The recording includes a conversation between the couple and four 16-year-old schoolboys, and the never published song “Radio Peace” is also played. The estimated price is DKK 200,000-300,000.
Help support the fight for diversity and inclusion when WorldPride and EuroGames hold a charity auction in order to support LGBTI+ rights and equality. Several artworks and unique items can currently be viewed at Bruun Rasmussen’s website, where you can place your bid online until 31 August when the charity hammer falls.
A Chinese Ming porcelain dish achieved a hammer price of a staggering DKK 46.2 million / EUR 6.2 million / USD 7.6 million (including buyer’s premium) when it was sold at auction at the Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen on Wednesday afternoon on 2 June. It therefore also became the most expensive lot ever sold in the history of the auction house.
The Danish auction house, Bruun Rasmussen, can now present two rare portraits of the infamous Grigori Rasputin, where he personally sat as a model, at their upcoming Live Auction on 2 June in Copenhagen.
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.
On Tuesday afternoon, Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers of Fine Art sold five drawings and paintings made by a very young Vilhelm Hammershøi. So, save your children's drawings; they might end up being worth quite a lot, especially if one of your offspring turns out to become a world-renowned artist.
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.
During 3 Days of Design, Bruun Rasmussen and &Tradition welcome you to the Lindencrone Mansion in Copenhagen, where you can experience the exhibition "Home of a Collector".
Tuesday, Bruun Rasmussen marked the 75th anniversary of Denmark's liberation in style when a work by the Danish artist Asger Jorn came under the hammer at a Live Auction in Copenhagen.
A genuine bidding war broke out in the saleroom Wednesday afternoon when Bruun Rasmussen auctioned off a painting by the Russian artist Vladimir Donatovich Orlovsky in Copenhagen.
David Hockney is undoubtedly one of the most important artists of the 20th century. At a Live Auction on 16 June, Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers will place one of the popular artist's works under the hammer.
Among the many wristwatches Rolex has produced through the ages, there is hardly a more sought-after model than the Daytona "Paul Newman". Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers can now present the watch with a reference 6239.
At an Online Auction ending on Sunday 24 May, Bruun Rasmussen presents a hitherto unknown collection of whiskies from Japan.
Bruun Rasmussen focuses in on art, antiques and jewellery from Russia at a Live Auction in Copenhagen on 10 June. The highlights include a number of art objects that truly lets you experience a piece of history and the strong Danish-Russian relations.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers set a new record Sunday evening with the hammer price on a very special case of wine, which for four decades has been tucked away in a private wine cellar.
