Welcome to The Auction Report – your insider guide to the auction world. Get behind-the-scenes access, expert tips on current auctions, and the chance to discover the big names of the future. |
Welcome to The Auction Report – your insider guide to the auction world. Get behind-the-scenes access, expert tips on current auctions, and the chance to discover the big names of the future. |
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Current auctions not to miss according to our experts. |
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GUNNAR TORHAMN
Estimate: 15 000 SEK |
| BROOCH, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate: 3 000 SEK |
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CHARLES SPINDLER
Estimate: 1 000 SEK |
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During the Art Nouveau period around 1900, designers often drew inspiration from the animal kingdom. It wasn’t unusual to see creatures like dragonflies, bats, fish, squirrels, and owls featured in decorative work. Snails showed up now and then—but not all that often. That’s what makes this piece by the French artist Charles Spindler so charming: he went all in with a full-on snail parade decorating a lovely vase. The vase was made in Betschdorf, where you can still visit the Musée de la poterie de Betschdorf. Definitely adding that to my “places to visit” list.
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- David Brolin, expert in ceramics and collectibles |
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ART NOUVEAU WINE COOLER/BASKET
Estimate: 1 500 SEK |
| STELLAN MÖRNER
Estimate: 8 000 SEK |
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VOLVO 360 GL
Estimate: 25 000 SEK |
| ARNO GLÖSSNER, 1930s/1940s
Estimate: 4 500 SEK |
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INGEBORG LUNDIN
Estimate: 35 000–40 000 SEK |
| LARS-GUNNAR NORDSTRÖM
Estimate: 4 000–5 000 EUR |
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A Deep Dive with Andreas Siesing | |
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4222299. MARIO BELLINI. For Vitra, four chairs, model “Figura” 1980s. |
Do you remember when Eta Kroon had been to the Milan Furniture Fair in 1982?
She came back a changed woman. Drained by the sheer flood of impressions, she wrote in a Swedish magazine about what she’d experienced: “One step over the threshold—and the unthinkable became reality. There were pieces in incredible colour combinations and decorations, furniture created by people who neither could nor wanted to spell the word ‘standard measurements.’”
The shapes. The expressions. The proportions. But above all—the colours.
In the exhibition stands, there was a riot of “vivid pastels—plenty of yellow and turquoise—as well as bold reds, blues or blacks, and in slightly more sophisticated settings, combinations of red, black and grey.”
With that one sentence, she put her finger on something fundamental. The 1980s weren’t just one long pastel daydream. It wasn’t only about “the art of mixing turquoise and apricot,” to borrow a line from Eta Kroon’s colleague Lena Ringström.
The 1980s were much more than that.
Far more, in fact.
For a few key years—say 1983 to 1986—black, red, and grey were essential colours in cutting-edge interiors.
Grey was a favourite for leather-upholstered seating. So modern!
Black and red made for dramatic, impactful contrasts. Absolutely stunning!
Sandin & Bülow’s Hommage Josef Frank cabinet from 1985 is probably the first Swedish example that springs to mind—but there are many others worth mentioning. |
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With that context, it’s fair to say that the Figura armchairs now at Stockholms Auktionsverk’s Düsseldorf branch must have been the height of sophistication in their time. Designed by Mario Bellini—one of the true design icons of the 1980s, who even had a solo exhibition at MoMA in 1987.
Not bad, right?
Take a closer look at the little black triangles. The wide belt detail at the waist.
If that’s not a direct nod to the fashion of the era, I don’t know what is.
They must have been absolutely spot-on—especially in black against red.
So being able to share that these four armchairs are currently available for 879 SEK feels almost like a public service announcement.
As a particularly persistent colleague of mine always says:
Buy! |
- Andreas Siesing, design and 20th-century furniture expert |
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Happy Bidding! Best wishes,
Auctionet's experts
Andreas Siesing, Tom Österman, Kayleigh Davies and David Brolin. |
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A Deep Dive with Andreas Siesing |
4222299. MARIO BELLINI. For Vitra, four chairs, model “Figura” 1980s. |
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Do you remember when Eta Kroon had been to the Milan Furniture Fair in 1982? She came back a changed woman. Drained by the sheer flood of impressions, she wrote in a Swedish magazine about what she’d experienced:
“One step over the threshold—and the unthinkable became reality. There were pieces in incredible colour combinations and decorations, furniture created by people who neither could nor wanted to spell the word ‘standard measurements.’”
The shapes. The expressions. The proportions.
But above all—the colours. In the exhibition stands, there was a riot of “vivid pastels—plenty of yellow and turquoise—as well as bold reds, blues or blacks, and in slightly more sophisticated settings, combinations of red, black and grey.”
With that one sentence, she put her finger on something fundamental. The 1980s weren’t just one long pastel daydream. It wasn’t only about “the art of mixing turquoise and apricot,” to borrow a line from Eta Kroon’s colleague Lena Ringström. The 1980s were much more than that.
Far more, in fact. For a few key years—say 1983 to 1986—black, red, and grey were essential colours in cutting-edge interiors. Grey was a favourite for leather-upholstered seating. So modern!
Black and red made for dramatic, impactful contrasts. Absolutely stunning!
Sandin & Bülow’s Hommage Josef Frank cabinet from 1985 is probably the first Swedish example that springs to mind—but there are many others worth mentioning. |
With that context, it’s fair to say that the Figura armchairs now at Stockholms Auktionsverk’s Düsseldorf branch must have been the height of sophistication in their time. Designed by Mario Bellini—one of the true design icons of the 1980s, who even had a solo exhibition at MoMA in 1987.
Not bad, right?
Take a closer look at the little black triangles. The wide belt detail at the waist.
If that’s not a direct nod to the fashion of the era, I don’t know what is. They must have been absolutely spot-on—especially in black against red.
So being able to share that these four armchairs are currently available for 879 SEK feels almost like a public service announcement.
As a particularly persistent colleague of mine always says: "Buy!" |
- Andreas Siesing, design and 20th-century furniture expert |
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Happy Bidding! Best wishes,
Auctionet's experts
Andreas Siesing, Tom Österman, Kayleigh Davies and David Brolin. |
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