Imagine – she gave us an entire world.
A valley filled with blooming meadows, enchanted forests, stormy seas, and magician’s hats. Sometimes under a burning sun, sometimes blanketed in silent winter snow. Tove Jansson gave us all of that. This year marks 80 years since the first book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, was published. That’s something worth celebrating!
Auctionet Special: Moomin 80 Years is like 133 open windows into the inner world of Tove Jansson. Lean in, and perhaps you’ll catch a glimpse of Moomintroll whispering something to his sleeping mother, or the thoughtful Moominpappa, brimming with scattered thoughts beneath his black hat and with a gently bobbing pipe in his mouth, slowly passing by in his leisurely way.
Of course, there will be mugs, Fauni figures, and books – but also more. A copy of Moominpappa at Sea with an original drawing by Tove Jansson is a little masterpiece to tuck away in the bookshelf. Too-ticky in a candy-striped sweater is an accent to place anywhere in your home. And those letters from Tove? Now, there’s something for the most passionate collectors.
This extensive auction offers something for both newcomers and devoted fans – for the young and old, and for those who know Moominvalley’s wild strawberry spots and secret corners… and those who don’t – yet.
