Flora & Fauna

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The forms and stories of the natural world have inspired artists and designers since beginning of time. In Flora & Fauna, Auktionshuset Kolonn brings together art, decorative arts, and design centered on flowers, foliage, and animals. Here, diverse eras and artistic expressions converge, united by nature as a shared source of inspiration. Among the animal-themed pieces in the auction, we encounter Lisa Larson’s "Lion" (maxi-size) from the Africa series, her beloved "Kangaroo", and Carl Milles’s "Playing Bear Cub"—three sculptures with distinct expressions, yet all capturing the true character of the animals. Nature takes on a more imaginative form in Ernst Billgren’s Eget landskap ("Own Landscape"), a print on Plexiglas featuring a stag in period-style attire standing before a dreamlike landscape. Birger Kaipiainen’s pedestal dish for Arabia—crafted in stoneware with a blue-violet luster glaze—brings together a butterfly, a flower, and a pocket watch. Floral and foliate motifs recur in everything from an antique silver brooch set with rose-cut diamonds to the carved and painted ornamentation of the furniture. The selection of older pieces also includes a Gustavian-style mirror by Anders Carlsson, a mirror maker active between 1772 and 1801; the mirror is signed and hallmarked, featuring gilded, carved decoration executed partly in papier-mâché. An extensive Meissen dinner service in the classic "Onion Pattern" sits alongside floor sculptures shaped like dogs and works by creators such as Oiva Toikka, Firma Svenskt Tenn, and David Andersen.Show more

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