Today, Stockholms Auktionsverk opens the viewing of The Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts Collection and The Asian Fine Art Collection, which will go under the hammer on June 10.
Stockholms Auktionsverk proudly presents the highlight of its most prestigious spring auction: the newly rediscovered The Flagellation of Christ by Baroque master Jusepe de Ribera (1591–1652). This sensational work takes center stage in the inaugural edition of The Exclusive Collection.
For this year's final Fine Art & Antiques auction, the striking portrait "Lisbeth by the Birch" by the renowned Swedish artist Carl Larsson will go under the gavel at Stockholms Auktionsverk.
For this year's final Fine Art & Antiques auction, Stockholms Auktionsverk presents a multifaceted and well-curated catalog. One of the rare highlights of the auction, and a personal favorite of specialist Markus Anderzon, is the newly discovered sculpture of a river god attributed to Johan Tobias Sergel
As 2024 comes to a close, it is time for the Fine Art & Antiques auction at Stockholms Auktionsverk. The Department for Asian Arts and Crafts shines exceptionally bright throughout the auction, and you can enjoy a couple of listed items that carry not only royal but imperial provenance.
A newly discovered chest of drawers executed in Georg Haupt's circle, a magnificent mirror by Burchardt Precht and a loving play by Marc Chagall – in this spring's Fine Art & Antiques auction, you will find a carefully curated selection by the Stockholms Auktionsverk Works of Art Department. The auction will be held on 11–12 June at Nybrogatan 32 in Stockholm.
Among the jewellery in this spring's Fine Art & Antiques at Stockholms Auktionsverk is a particularly rare treasure. This irresistible little Winter Egg pendant by Fabergé is a tribute to the Nordic winter. The pendant was made by master craftsman Albert Holmström for Fabergé around 1913-1914 from sketches by Holmström's then 23-year-old apprentice and niece Alma Pihl.
What was it like when a Nobel laureate exchanged ideas in the late 1920s? That is precisely what is depicted in the letters – from the correspondence between mathematics colleagues Albert Einstein and Herman Müntz – that will be up for auction at the Books, Maps & Manuscripts auction on June 13th at Stockholms Auktionsverk.
On February 27, Stockholms Auktionsverk celebrates 350 years, a historic anniversary for the world's oldest auction house. Established on the initiative of Baron Claes Rålamb – the Chief Justice of Stockholm and a pioneer in the auction world – who issued the founding auction chamber order in 1674.
Stockholms Auktionsverk has a long tradition of presenting well-sorted and high-quality book auctions. This fall's edition of Books, Maps & Manuscripts is no exception. The more than 300 cataloged items include some particularly fine highlights among the older maps and travelogues, as well as a number of hardback titles containing the wonders of cooking.
On Monday afternoon, September 25th, a new world record was set for J.A.G. Acke's monumental "Eastern Salt" at Stockholms Auktionsverk. The iconic art piece, with an asking price set at 800,000-1,000,000 SEK, went under the gavel before a packed auction hall at Nybrogatan 32 in Stockholm and was sold for 1,350,000 SEK after intense bidding.
"The foreign interest in Swedish art from this time makes this generation of artists highly relevant. Americans, French, and British – everyone was looking for the Nordic light, and Acke was one of its main representatives."
A rediscovered work by the Impressionist master Renoir has been returned to its original title at Stockholms Auktionsverk, evoking the beauty of nature after spending almost 100 years in a private collection
Bright sunlight illuminates two peaches, making their intensely yellow and pink skin shine. In a scene where plates and tablecloth may be absent, the fruits have instead fallen on a bed
The newly discovered painting “Bracken”, by Henry La Thangue, is an important piece for the progress of British art history. Once exhibited at the Royal Academy in London – it has spent 90 years as a treasured heirloom within a private art collection in Sweden – and is now up for sale in the auction Fine Art & Antiques at Stockholms Auktionsverk on June 14–15.