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Auction archive: Lot number 209

Barbro Nilsson, A carpet, "Slottet", flat weave, ca 280-282 x 295,5-309,5 cm, designed by Barbro Nilsson, unsigned.

Modern Art + Design
24 Nov 2020 - 25 Nov 2020
Estimate
SEK75,000 - SEK100,000
ca. US$8,709 - US$11,613
Price realised:
SEK105,000
Auction archive: Lot number 209

Barbro Nilsson, A carpet, "Slottet", flat weave, ca 280-282 x 295,5-309,5 cm, designed by Barbro Nilsson, unsigned.

Modern Art + Design
24 Nov 2020 - 25 Nov 2020
Estimate
SEK75,000 - SEK100,000
ca. US$8,709 - US$11,613
Price realised:
SEK105,000
Beschreibung:

A green melange ground with a decor of Malmöhus castle, geese, cats, trees as well as two sides with a zigzag patterned border in ivory and a variety of red nuances. (Unique).
This highly interesting and unique carpet was designed by Barbro Nilsson in 1928 as a wedding gift to her brother the art historian and architect Fredrik Lundberg and Ingegerd Koch. The carpet Slottet shows Malmöhus castle which is one of Malmö's characteristic buildings. Erik Lundberg worked among others with the restoration of Malmöhus castle around 1928-1929 and lived with his family at the castle during the restoration. The children Lisbeth and Jörgen were born in June 1929 in on of the towers at Malmöhus castle where the family lived.

Auction archive: Lot number 209
Auction:
Datum:
24 Nov 2020 - 25 Nov 2020
Auction house:
Bukowskis Stockholm
Arsenalsgatan 2
Box 1754
111 87 Stockholm
Sweden
info@bukowskis.com
+46 (0)8 6140800
Beschreibung:

A green melange ground with a decor of Malmöhus castle, geese, cats, trees as well as two sides with a zigzag patterned border in ivory and a variety of red nuances. (Unique).
This highly interesting and unique carpet was designed by Barbro Nilsson in 1928 as a wedding gift to her brother the art historian and architect Fredrik Lundberg and Ingegerd Koch. The carpet Slottet shows Malmöhus castle which is one of Malmö's characteristic buildings. Erik Lundberg worked among others with the restoration of Malmöhus castle around 1928-1929 and lived with his family at the castle during the restoration. The children Lisbeth and Jörgen were born in June 1929 in on of the towers at Malmöhus castle where the family lived.

Auction archive: Lot number 209
Auction:
Datum:
24 Nov 2020 - 25 Nov 2020
Auction house:
Bukowskis Stockholm
Arsenalsgatan 2
Box 1754
111 87 Stockholm
Sweden
info@bukowskis.com
+46 (0)8 6140800
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