Tag: Bruun Rasmussen auctions
Imperial Easter-Egg
Coming up for auction this Easter is a wonderful porcelain vase in the shape of an Easter-egg bearing Imperial monogram MA for the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, née Danish Princess Dagmar. The vase was manufactured by The Imperial Porcelain Manufactory in St. Petersburg, c. 1900 and probably given as Easter-Egg present according to orthodox tradition. […]
Wonderfull watercolors by Grand Duchess Olga up for auction 12 February 2024!
Lot 2407/25 Olga Alexandrovna (b. Peterhof Palace 1882, d. Toronto 1960, Grand Duchess of Russia): Colourful flowers in the windowsill at her Danish residence Knudsminde in Ballerup. Signed Olga. Oil on canvas. 32×47 Provenance: “The Danish seller’s stepmother’s parents, Arne Hammer and his Russian-born wife, Tatiana Konstantinova Hammer, née Martinson. Arne Hammer worked for the […]
Russian Icons and antiques
Great variety in artefacts coming up next week on web auction sale in Copenhagen, including another wonderful painting by Grandduchess Olga and several 18th century Russsian icons, including a richly decorated silver Oklad and Mother of God inlaid with pearls Link to auction
Bargain-hunt
Artworks from the times of the Romanov Empire could seem out-of-reach for many. Though with a keen interest in such historic and precious objects, there are still affordable artefacts to collect. Upcoming on Copenhagen webauction on the 19th of June 2023, are some fabulous imperial style smaller objects at affordable prices: A cigarettecase in birch […]
Imperial splendour
Upcoming danish auction at Bruun-Rasmussen – Part of the Bonham´s network – on sale 15th of June in Copenhagen are some really spectacular imperial easter-eggs. The 4 eggs are by renowned Petersburg workshops, notably Carl Fabergé, Alfred Thieleman and August Holmström; They each come with a royal provenance, since they were given as presents by […]
Lots of royal trinkets on upcoming auction
Lots of royal trinkets are up for auction this winter, as the Danish Bruun Rasmussen auctionhouse in Copenhagen goes “Russian Imperial Style”. On sale is a historically very interesting piece of gold jewelry, a medallion containing hair from the Romanov Grandduke Nikolai Aleksandrovich, who died in Nice in 1865. The Grandduke had recently been betrothed […]
Royal auction
To be auctioned 02.03.22 is a collection of royal furniture, belonging to the Danish King, Christian IX from his residence north of Copenhagen, the Bernstorff House. The small royal palace was the setting of the princess Dagmars engagement to the grandduke Alexander, and it was the favorite summer residence for the old king and his […]