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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BELLE ÈPOQUE
Estimate: 1 000 000–1 250 000 SEK |
| ”HOLKEN”, IKEA
Estimate: 6 000 SEK |
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WALL LAMP MURANO
Estimate: 150–250 GBP |
| It doesn’t get much more 1970s than this wall light, with the tonal orange and clear frosting. For a long time we giggled at the thought of conversation pits, shag carpets, Babycham and prawn cocktails, but what goes around comes around and we want it back (except the carpets!).
I love lighting as it’s such an accessible form of design, often affordable, and it doesn’t take up much house room. But buy this, and I think you could be on a slippery slope. Before you know it you’ll want to complete the look with West German pottery, mushroom lamps, teak sideboards and macrame wall hangings. Proceed with caution! |
- Kayleigh Davies, toys and art glass experts |
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BJÖRN WENNERBERG
Estimate: 1 000 SEK |
| ANDY WARHOL
Estimate: 150 000–200 000 SEK |
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KARL LINDEBERG
Estimate: 5 000 SEK |
| CARL-EINAR BORGSTRÖM
Estimate: 8 000 SEK |
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Works by the artist Sigfrid Södergren, in my opinion, appear far too rarely at auction. His paintings are often characterized by a light that radiates both warmth and intense sun. One reason may be that the motifs are often drawn from Brazzaville, the capital of French Congo, where the artist was born in 1920. Although he moved away from there at the age of three, he would return repeatedly throughout his life to maintain a connection with his country of birth. He also visited other countries such as France, Algeria, and Angola. The paintings are often somewhat geometrically constructed and painted in oil with rather thin layers, frequently allowing the texture of the canvas to shine through the subject matter. The style evokes thoughts of Purism and New Objectivity. I find him an interesting artist, and I would love to see more of his work at auction.
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- Tom Österman, expert in art, antique furniture and decorative arts |
| SIGFRID SÖDERGREN
Estimate: 10 000 SEK |
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COFFEE TABLE, 1940s
Estimate: 4 000 SEK |
| PAIR OF URNS
Estimate: 10 000 SEK |
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A Deep Dive with Kayleigh Davies | |
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821. 4169173. BRITISH IRON AGE GOLD STATER, GLOBULAR CROSS TYPE. |
Coins were an area of collecting that never appealed to me. There are too many types of coins! Eras, currencies - where do you start, where do you end? That all changed when I worked with a colleague who was a coin collector and a very passionate detectorist.
Monday mornings usually involved an excited show-and-tell, like a Roman denarius unearthed from a local field, accompanied by theories about its past based on where it was found, perhaps as a soldier's pay. It completely changed my perspective.
This gold stater at Lawrences Auctioneers offers a glimpse into Britain's early coinage. Part of a hoard discovered in 2022, it likely dates back to the first half of the first century BC. The first coins used in Britain were imported in the second century BC, and domestic production began shortly afterwards. This makes the stater a very early example of British-made currency. |
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The word ‘stater’ comes from the Greek word for ‘weight,’ and the idea was adopted by the Celts from the ancient Greeks. Initially, historians believe these gold staters served primarily as 'war money,' used for paying troops. Many in Iron Age Britain relied on barter for daily transactions, along with base metal coins, but gold staters were the currency of the wealthy. |
- Kayleigh Davies, toys and art glass experts |
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A Deep Dive
with Kayleigh Davies |
821. 4169173. BRITISH IRON AGE GOLD STATER, GLOBULAR CROSS TYPE. |
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Coins were an area of collecting that never appealed to me. There are too many types of coins! Eras, currencies - where do you start, where do you end? That all changed when I worked with a colleague who was a coin collector and a very passionate detectorist. Monday mornings usually involved an excited show-and-tell, like a Roman denarius unearthed from a local field, accompanied by theories about its past based on where it was found, perhaps as a soldier's pay. It completely changed my perspective.
This gold stater at Lawrences Auctioneers offers a glimpse into Britain's early coinage. Part of a hoard discovered in 2022, it likely dates back to the first half of the first century BC. The first coins used in Britain were imported in the second century BC, and domestic production began shortly afterwards. This makes the stater a very early example of British-made currency. |
The word ‘stater’ comes from the Greek word for ‘weight,’ and the idea was adopted by the Celts from the ancient Greeks. Initially, historians believe these gold staters served primarily as 'war money,' used for paying troops. Many in Iron Age Britain relied on barter for daily transactions, along with base metal coins, but gold staters were the currency of the wealthy. |
- Kayleigh Davies, toys and art glass experts |
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Happy Bidding! Best wishes,
Auctionet's experts
Andreas Siesing, Tom Österman, Kayleigh Davies and David Brolin. |
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Happy Bidding! Best wishes,
Auctionet's experts
Andreas Siesing, Tom Österman, Kayleigh Davies and David Brolin. |
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