In the past, you could hear the old Model T Fords rattling down dusty roads. They would turn in at the end of the avenue and drive up the grand, spacious approaches. Always on time. The belongings carried out from the house were to be inspected thoroughly. After that, the auctioneer’s gavel would strike the podium, and then there wouldn’t be a moment of silence for hours. Thick wads of cash. Merchants licking their thumbs before carefully flipping through the bills to pay their dues.
This is what manor auctions were all about, and this time, Örebro Stadsauktioner offers a fascinating selection. The catalog, spanning nearly 100 lots, features a varied assortment of antiques and decorative items from an affluent home. A vibrant clown by Lennart Jirlow is sure to charm a buyer or two. The paintings also include a pair of distinctly Hagborg-style mussel gatherers, perfectly placed above a Boulle-style chest of drawers, with room for both an Empire-style inkwell and Kjell Engman’s equally majestic and whimsical Maidenhood Yellow, a glass artwork like no other.
Add to that a grand Nobel dinner service, a large bronze sculpture by Pierre Lenordez, and an impressive ram by Klas-Göran Klaesson, and you have the makings of a true manor auction, masterfully presented by Örebro Stadsauktioner.
