Ingmar Bergman items were sold in an auction. The auction items went for a much higher price than expected, largely because of the Bergman name attached to them.
Ingmar Bergman was an influential Swedish director, writer and producer. He died July 30, 2007 at the age 89 in his home. His films won numerous international awards, including best foreign film Oscars. When he died in 2007, his will read that his assets be auctioned off to prevent “emotional hullabaloo.”
Well, the auction finally took place this weekend at Bukowskis, and several things went above the projected price.
One of the items to take in the highest bid is an incomplete chess set which may have been featured in one of his films. Though the set is chipped and missing a white king it is believed to have been used in The Seventh Seal, which is one of his more famous films. Its value was placed between $1,430-$2,150, but it sold for $142,000. I don’t know about you, but for that kind of money, I would like a guarantee that it was in the film. Charlotte Bergstrom, a spokeswoman at Bukowskis said,
“the auction was “historic,” and though the hammer prices were expected to be higher than estimates, they still exceeded expectations. “And because it’s him, Ingmar Bergman, it inflates the prices a bit, of course.”
The auction lasted over nine hours and the sales of 337 items totaled $2.6 million. All of the proceeds will go to Bergman’s family.
Check out a fascinating interview of Ingmar Bergman below.