This time, the educational journey takes us to Sickla and the new premises of Stockholms Auktionsverk at Järnvägsgatan 35 in Nacka. It's once again time for a Grand Tour, and this time, the showcases are filled with a thousand years of cultural history. In a catalog of over 100 lots, a concentrate of bygone civilizations is presented. And for the interested, the selection resembles a market hall overflowing with temptations. Here, a Roman marble head is seen next to an extraordinary Quran case, classical bronze sculptures jostle with fragments from a mummy mask, and a delightful turquoise-blue Ushabti sits in front of shell cameos and ancient silver coins. Dirck Verhaert's ruin landscape from the 17th century adds to the breadth of the theme, as does John Payne's silver jug, made in London in 1752.
Note especially that some of the items belonged to none other than Josef Frank. This includes, for example, the black-glazed Oinochoe that Josef Frank holds in his hand in the photograph where he and his wife Anna were immortalized in their home on Rindögatan in Stockholm.