Founded in 1731

One of the oldest auction houses in the world

History

Founded in 1731

Uppsala Auktionskammare was founded in 1731 and is one of the oldest auction houses in the world. Auctions have a long and solid tradition in Uppsala and the first auction in Sweden mentioned in written sources was held in 1639 in Uppsala.

A leading auction house

Today the auction house is one of the leading auction houses in Sweden with auctions of fine art and antiques. Over the last decade the auction house has sold over 200 lots that have reached over one million Swedish kronor, many within the Russian segment, but also Old master paintings and Chinese objects. Our successful Important Sales have attracted a lot of attention internationally.

Uppsala Auktionskammare continues to explore new markets and segments. In recent years, sales of Chinese objects, modern & contemporary art and modern design have resulted in many successful results for our clients.

Since 1996, Knut Knutson, known from the Antiques Roadshow on Swedish television, is the main owner of Uppsala Auktionskammare. The market shares have since then increased. The auction house have now offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Uppsala.

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Old Master Paintings

Uppsala Auktionskammare have a good international reputation for selling high quality international old master paintings and is the market leader in Scandinavia in this field, having sold several fore...

Carpets & Textiles

Carpets has historically been a status marker, and still gives prestige to a modern interior. In the recent decades, even the modern carpets have become popular, both in the Swedish and the internatio...

Swedish Classic Art

Uppsala Auktionskammare has over the years been entrusted to sell a number of very high quality works of classical Swedish art by the ABC artists (Anders Zorn, Bruno Liljefors and Carl Larsson).

Prints

Modern prints are highly sought after in today’s auction market. It is mainly the graphic production by international artists that commands the highest prices. Uppsala Auktionskammare, with our intern...

Silver

Both Swedish and foreign silversmiths have over the centuries made fantastic objects that today are sought after by collectors. Through careful cataloguing and identification of marks we guarentuee ou...

Swedish Modern & Contemporary Art

The interest in modern Swedish art has steadily increased over the last decades, resulting in higher prices. The Swedish modern art is mainly associated with the pioneering artists who introduced the ...

International Modern & Contemporary Art

Uppsala Auktionskammare has an international orientation including a worldwide network of experts and clients. We are the Nordic auction house that advertises the most in foreign press. As a result of...

Design

The industrialization during the 19th century has been central to the development of Modern art and design. Earlier, handicrafts were reserved for the wealthy upper class. The industrialization made i...