Conference turris::scandia

292.0. "Shopping for antiques in Stockholm" by TLE::SAVAGE (Neil, @Spit Brook) Mon Sep 19 1988 17:22

    Here are some excerpts from an article in the shopping section of the
    Christian Science monitor, September, 9 ,1988: 

    Christie's London sale of Scandinavian art set record-breaking prices
    last February; Swedish antiques have skyrocketed in value.
    International style-shapers say this is only the beginning. 

    Prospective buyers should take a lesson in design by visiting the
    Nordic Museum and the open-air museum at Skansen, Stockholm. The two
    institutions are within walking distance of one another on Djurgarden. 

    The auction season runs all year, except July and August. Country
    antiques appear regularly in mixed sales, and bidding in English can be
    arranged in advance. 

    New laws forbid export of certain museum-quality pieces, those
    considered essential to Swedish culture and anything built before 1830.
    Permits are required for export of other goods valued at more than
    50,000 kroner ($7,500). 

    Stores on Stockholm's west side, near the picturesque �stermalms
    Saluhall, offer both old and reproduction furniture. There are
    fashionable establishments tucked around Bukowski's Auction House, near
    the Grand Hotel, and others are scattered within the curving alleys of
    the Old Town. 

    [The article has several paragraphs on two dealers in particular, Dr.
    Draken and Ralph Bengtsson, that specialize in country furniture.] 

    Stockholm dealers: 

	Draken Antiques, K�pmantorget 2, 08-20-26-38
	Kulan's Antiques (Ralph Bengtsson), Skomakargatan 24B, 08-10-25-23
	Sn�ckan Antiques, Trangsund 8, 08-20-51-26
	Stortorgets Antiques, Skomakargatan 24A 08-21-58-00