Highlights from Bukowskis Classic Auction in Stockholm

It's the highlight and Grand Finale of Stockholms autumn auction season, Bukowskis Classic Auction!

It is impossible to share it all, but here is the link to the catalogue:

BUKOWSKIS CLASSIC SALE

Myself have the pleasure working at the Jewellery viewings and I share two of my many favorites here.

I start with my absolute favorite of the paintings:

858. STEFAN JOHANSSON, "BRON I DIMMA" (THE BRIDGE IN FOG). 1942. SOLD 1,750,000 SEK

680. A NECKLACE WITH DROP SHAPED EMERALDS 31.00 CTS AND BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMONDS TOTAL CARAT WEIGHT 10.00 CTS. UNSOLD

 33. A WOODEN CHEST WITH COVER, THAILAND, 19TH CENTURY. UNSOLD

 1183. A SWEDISH ROCOCO 18TH CENTURY CONSOLE TABLE BY ADAM FLODIN, MASTER 1758. SOLD 67,375 SEK

 949. AUGUSTIN PAJOU AFTER, PORTRAIT BUST DEPICTING MADAME DU BARRY (1743-1793). SOLD 34,000 SEK

 1016. ALEXANDER ROSLIN, SWEDEN,  PORTRAIT OF A LADY, SAID TO BE MLLE BOURGEVIN DE LINAS, AS A VESTAL VIRGIN. 1756. NOT SOLD

 1012. JOHAN PASCH ATTRIBUTED TO, PANEL. SOLD 195,000 SEK

 814. CARPET. SEMI-ANTIQUE SILK KASHAN. UNSOLD

 908. CARL LARSSON, "DAGMAR GRILL". 1909. SOLD 3,100,000 SEK

 896. FANNY BRATE, "ASTRID". 1889. UNSOLD

 877. CARL LARSSON, "SUZANNE AND ANOTHER". 1901, SOLD 4,000,000 SEK

 295. A PAIR OF LARGE ENAMELLED VASES WITH FIVE CLAWED DRAGONS, PRESUMABLY LATE QING DYNASTY WITH YONGZHENG MARK. SOLD 240,000 SEK

 10. A LARGE WOODEN SCULTPURE OF GUANYIN, QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY. UNSOLD

 940. JENNY NYSTRÖM, CHILDREN IN A SLEIGH.1908. SOLD 300,000 SEK

 1278. A BAROQUE LATE 17TH CENTURY LONGCASE CLOCK BY JOHANNES FISCHER, PROBABLY DUTCH. SOLD 36,750 SEK

 1006. WILLIAM HENRY MARGETSON, ON THE RIVER. 1917. 115,000 SEK

 868. ANDERS ZORN, "KAPPRODD" ("BOAT RACE"). 1886. SOLD 11,250,000 SEK

 1334. KOSTA BODA, A SWEDISH KOSTA 'ODELBERG' GLASS SERVICE (58 PIECES). SOLD 14,700 SEK

882. ANDERS ZORN, "MRS EMILY CRANE". 1904. SOLD 440,000 SEK

 845. CARPET. ANTIQUE USHAK. UNSOLD

1100. JOSEPH NIGG, STILL LIFE WITH ROSES, FORGET-ME-NOT, POPPIES, HYACINTHS, BUTTERFLIES AND A BIRD'S NEST. 1833. SOLD 400,000 SEK

 1061. ISAAC (ISAACK) LUTTICHUYS, PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN WITH GLOVES. 1661. 310,000 SEK

 1355. A LARGE MEISSEN ARTICULATED NODDING-HEAD PAGODA FIGURE, END OF 19TH CENTURY. SOLD 17,150 SEK

 211. A PAIR OF LARGE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING, QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1800. SOLD 40,000 SEK

 1311. TWO LATE GOTHIC 15TH CENTURY WOODEN SCULPTURES, PROBABLY NORTHERN GERMANY. SOLD 61,250 SEK

 956A. CARL MILLES, TRITON CARRYING SEASHELLS. 1950. 

SOLD 660,000 SEK

917. CARL KJELLIN, IN THE STUDIO. 1886. SOLD 140,000 SEK

 909. NILS KREUGER, "SPÅRVAGNSHÄSTAR". 1910. SOLD 370,000 SEK

 838. RUG. ANTIQUE/SEMI-ANTIQUE SPAIN. SOLD 15,000 SEK

 298. A LARGE OVAL SERVING DISH, QING DYNASTIN, 19TH CENTURY. UNSOLD

 214. A WELL CARVED CINNABER LACQUER 'KANG' CABINET, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY. SOLD 160,000 SEK

428. A SWEDISH ROYAL 19TH CENTURY SILVER JARDINIERE, C.G. HALLBERG, STOCKHOLM 1897. SOLD 36,000 SEK

 1160. A SWEDISH ROCOCO 18TH CENTURY CUPBOARD. SOLD 49,000 SEK

 1157. A GUSTAVIAN LATE 18TH CENTURY COMMODE BY JOHAN NEIJBER, MASTER 1768. SOLD 906,500 SEK

864. PRINS EUGEN, "MOLNET" (THE CLOUD). 1927. SOLD 1,050,000 SEK

 1367. A SET OF 12 TRIANGULAR ROYAL COPENHAGEN 'FLORA DANICA' CUSTARD CUPS WITH STANDS, DENMARK, 20TH CENTURY. SOLD 24,000 SEK

 806. CARPET. ANTIQUE HERIZ. SOLD 175,000 SEK

I end with my favorite in the Jewellery department:

643. AN UNHEATED 9.55 CT FANCY PINK SAPPHIRE AND BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMOND RING. UNSOLD

Hope You enjoyed this sneak peak!

The viewings going on until November 30, and the auctions December 1-4!

Welcome, Per!

Perennial Flowerbed & Luck in Auction

Digged, prepared and planted a 7 meter long Perennial flowerbed in the more formal part of my garden. 

My goal is that it will bloom all season, attract Butterflies & Bees and have a lot of bulbs of springflowers.

The flowerbed are visible from my kitchen window and will have sun more or less all day.

The back of my house have the entrance and the kitchen window, to the right is the "barn", with the hedge making a kind of courtyard with a seating area and there I will have a more formal garden

Here along the logs that separate the lawn from the gravel will I place the Perenneial flower bed

I decided to make the measurements after pallet collars, and it would be place for 6 of them, that makes more than 7 meters

A Coffeebreak or as we say in Swedish: Fika

 The soil is AMAZING, really dark and full of Earthworms

Decided against the Pallet Collars (Pallkragar) and digged the whole way to the logs!

 The first Perennial plants are down, doesn't look much, but they are mostly new plants bought in Autumn sales for 50% off:

My favorite Rose Louis Bugnet furthest away, thereafter; Steppe Salvia (Stäppsalvia), Smartweed (Pilört), Echinacea Purpurea (Rudbeckia), Anemone September Charm (Höstanemon), Salvia Sensation Rosde, White Astillbe, Echinacea Alba (Rudbeckia Alba) & Peony Edulis Superba (Luktpion),.

And off course spring bulbs, the symbolic flower of our county is Fritillaria Melegris (Kungsängslilja) and a lot of "Wild" Tulips (Vildtulpaner); Tarda, Little Beauty, Little Princess & Little Wonder

 Anemone September Charm (Höstanemon) & Echinacea Purpurea (Rudbeckia)

 White Astillbe

My Village Lövstabruk are famous for the Auctions that have been going on every summer since I was a kid, I was lucky there was a auction the other day.

 I do not need stuff, but I'm always looking for the Swedish stonewear pots from "Höganäs", originally used to store food like Lingonberry Jam. They are heavy, sturdy and perfect for larger Geraniums, Fuchsias and large plants that You don't want to fall over. I usually put Leca in the bottom, then a plastic container with the flower, in that way You have the support, but also a water reserv.

I was lucky, there was ONE and it's a large one, 12 litre!

 I got it for for 100Skr approx usd$15 :D

Next year I will put my small Walnut tree in it! I got the tree at Hellekis Herrgård last year and up here it's too cold for them so I have to take it in every year!

Thats all for now, tune in again next time, Take Care, Per!