fine art + antiques - Bruun Rasmussen

Unique collection of presentation
copies by Søren Kierkegaard ...
As the highlight of the auction celebrating Søren Kierkegaard we present a unique
collection of presentation copies by Søren Kierkegaard. Kierkegaard was very particular
about his presentation copies. Compared to his contemporary Hans Christian Andersen,
Kierkegaard only made very few presentation copies. They were given to people
of importance or close relation to him and he had them bound in fine
bindings, mostly in black glazed paper with all edges gilt.
The collection presented at the forthcomming auction consists
of four presentation copies given to some of the most
important men of Denmark in the mid 19th century, e.g.
minister A.S. Ørsted and lawyer and patron of the arts Jonas
Collin. Kierkegaard mostly gave his works to men of
importance, but among the presentation copies are also
a rare exception, ”Christelige Taler” given to Mrs. Spang.
The four works in this extraordinarily important collection
includes two of Kierkegaard’s original rare gift bindings.
Estimate 400,000-500,000 DKK
BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREdgAdE AUcTION 841
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