Bruno Mathsson: career timeline

Swedish · 1907–1988 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 53 of 98 lots (54% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Bruno Mathsson: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1930s	17	15	$2kSign up	Other
1940s	14	11	$1.9kSign up	Other
1950s	6	5	$1.1kSign up	Other
1960s	9	7	$2.3kSign up	Other
1970s	7	5	$1.7kSign up	Other

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)Medium

1930s 17 works

Sold: 15 of 17
Median: $2kSign up
Average: $5.9kSign up
Typical size: 28.5 × 35.5 in (73 × 90 cm)
Mediums: Other (15), Sculpture (2)
Subjects: —

c. 1930 Set of four 'Annika' tablesUnsold
1934 Eva chair (4)$2.8kSign up
1934 Working chairs (2)$875Sign up
1934 lounge chair and ottoman$1.1kSign up
1935 Eva armchair$792Sign up
c. 1935 Eva chair$1.4kSign up
c. 1936 Occasional table$704Sign up
c. 1936 Annika tables, pair$2.1kSign up
c. 1936 Bookstand$1.2kSign up
c. 1936 Early 'Pernilla' lounge chair, designed circa 1936$2kSign up
c. 1936 "Maria Flap" extendable dining tableUnsold
1936 "Paris" daybed$35kSign up

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1940s 14 works

Sold: 11 of 14
Median: $1.9kSign up
Average: $2.9kSign up
Typical size: 36 × 25.5 in (91 × 65 cm)
Mediums: Other (14)
Subjects: —

c. 1940 'Pernilla' lounge chair$12kSign up
1941 book crib, model #T-704$1.9kSign up
c. 1942 Pernilla 3 lounge chair$1.8kSign up
1942 'Pernilla' chaise longueUnsold
c. 1943 Pernilla 2 lounge chairs, pair$1.5kSign up
1943 'Pernilla 2' Lounge Chairs (2)$1.9kSign up
1943 'Pernilla' Lounge Chair + Ottoman (2)$2.3kSign up
1943 'Pernilla 1' easy chair and foot stool, designed 1943$2kSign up
1943 Pernilla Chair, for Dux, Sweden 1943.$1.7kSign up
c. 1943 Pernilla 2 lounge chair and ottoman$3.5kSign up
c. 1944 Pernilla 2 lounge chair$1.2kSign up
c. 1944 Pernilla 2 lounge chairs, pair$2.3kSign up

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c. 1944 Rare 'Pernilla' chaise longueUnsold
1944 'Pernilla' chaise longueUnsold

1950s 6 works

Sold: 5 of 6
Median: $1.1kSign up
Average: $1.2kSign up
Typical size: 20 × 44 in (51 × 112 cm)
Mediums: Other (5), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1950 Berlin daybed$3kSign up
c. 1950 Berlin daybed$1.1kSign up
c. 1950 Berlin daybed$1.3kSign up
c. 1950 ‘Anita’ shelvesUnsold
c. 1950 book stand$575Sign up
1955 for Firma Karl Mathsson "Eva" Lounge Chair$230Sign up

1960s 9 works

Sold: 7 of 9
Median: $2.3kSign up
Average: $5.9kSign up
Typical size: 23.5 × 41 in (60 × 105 cm)
Mediums: Other (8), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1960 'Berlin' DaybedUnsold
c. 1960 BibliothèqueUnsold
c. 1960 'Pernilla 3' Chaise Lounge$2.5kSign up
c. 1960 'Maria' Expanding Table$1.7kSign up
c. 1960 Coffee table with magazine holders$12.6kSign up
c. 1960 Group of seven tables$20kSign up
1961 Side table$938Sign up
1961 Occasional table$1.5kSign up
1969 Pernilla 69 lounge chair and ottoman$2.3kSign up

1970s 7 works

Sold: 5 of 7
Median: $1.7kSign up
Average: $1.7kSign up
Typical size: 31 × 79 in (79 × 201 cm)
Mediums: Other (7)
Subjects: —

c. 1970 Rare Eva sofa$1.7kSign up
c. 1970 Rare 'Eva' SofaUnsold
c. 1970 Highback armchair$875Sign up
1974 'Berlin' Daybed$3.3kSign up
1977 'Pernilla 2' Lounge Chair$800Sign up
1978 Coffee table$1.8kSign up
1979 Kerstin dining chairs, set of sixUnsold

Creation date not recorded

45 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 13 works

Sold: 8 of 13
Median: $736Sign up
Average: $1kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (11), Multiple (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2011 Model 41 or Eva rare four seater sofa$2.3kSign up
sold 2011 "Eva" chair$1.9kSign up
sold 2013 Eva chair$625Sign up
sold 2014 Vintage easy chairUnsold
sold 2015 Two tier circular side table$433Sign up
sold 2015 'Superellipse' dining table$721Sign up

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sold 2016 PERNILLA LOUNGE CHAIR AND OTTOMAN FOR DUX (stamped)$752Sign up
sold 2018 Pair of Jetson Lounge chairsUnsold
sold 2018 Jetson Lounge ChairUnsold
sold 2019 Book Crib$944Sign up
sold 2019 Library Table$531Sign up
sold 2019 Pair of Jetson Lounge chairsUnsold

…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 32 works

Sold: 25 of 32
Median: $1.8kSign up
Average: $1.9kSign up
Typical size: 37 × 28.5 in (94 × 73 cm)
Mediums: Other (32)
Subjects: —

sold 2020 for Dux Mid-Century Modern Pernilla Easy Chair Pair.$1kSign up
sold 2020 PAIR OF LOUNGE CHAIRS & OTTOMAN FOR DUX$1.2kSign up
sold 2021 'PERNILLA' CHAIR FOR DUX$890Sign up
sold 2021 UntitledUnsold
sold 2021 Annika table$750Sign up
sold 2021 Berlin daybed$4.1kSign up

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sold 2021 Pernilla Chair$956Sign up
sold 2022 Lit de repos «Paris»Unsold
sold 2022 Pernilla 2 lounge chair$1.2kSign up
sold 2022 Pair of 'Miranda' Armchairs$4.1kSign up
sold 2023 Mod. Maria FlapUnsold
sold 2023 Fauteuil et ottoman "Pernilla"$3.5kSign up

…and 20 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Bruno Mathsson auction results →