At a Stockholm auction house 122 second-hand items made by Ikea in the 1950s right up to the turn of the millennium sold for a total of £32,000 - smashing the expected price.
Vintage furnishings from flatpack furniture retailer Ikea were sold for a total of 37,000 euros (£32,000). Collectors interest has blossomed over the years for Ikea pieces that have become design icons
At a chic Stockholm auction house, 122 carefully-curated items with unusual provenance went under the hammer on Monday evening: vintage furnishings from flatpack furniture retailer Ikea was sold for a total of 37,000 euros ($40,000). A red sofa sold in Ikea stores in 1972 for the equivalent of 120 euros went under the hammer for 2,000 euros.
Vintage Ikea goes high-end at auction bangkokpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bangkokpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.