Uppsala Auktionskammare Founded

Uppsala Auktionskammare was founded in 1731 and is the third oldest auction house in the world after Stockholms Auktionsverk and before Sotheby’s. It is also the third largest auction house in Sweden and organizes international quality auctions with Dutch &...

Göteborgs Auktionsverk Founded

Göteborgs Auktionsverk is an auction house founded in 1681, when the magistrate in Gothenburg sought permission from the government to conduct the auction business. It is the world’s second-oldest auction house in operation after the Stockholm Auction...

Stockholms Auktionsverk itself was sold at auction

On December 17, 1733, Stockholms Auktionsverk itself was sold at auction. The highest bid was placed by Prime Minister Lukas Lutkens, with an annual rent of 4,502 silver dalers. The agreement between the state and the city of Stockholm included a provision prohibiting...

Stockholms Auktionsverk was founded

Stockholms Auktionsverk was founded in 1674, on the initiative of Baron Claes Rålamb, who was Governor of Stockholm at that time. As such, we are the oldest auction house in the world still operating today. We have sold items in styles now known as Baroque, Rococo and...

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