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Lot Essay
Ole Olsen (1863-1943) was among the first to enter the motion picture industry at the turn of the 20th century, and in 1905 opened one of Copenhagen's earliest cinemas, the Biograf-Theatret at Vimmelskaftet. Olsen established Nordisk Film in 1906, which through his expansion to the American market in 1908 quickly became one of the world's leading studios. Olsen's growing wealth allowed him to pursue his interest in the applied arts, and after resigning from Nordisk following the First World War, he focused his attention on his collection of ceramics, furniture and silver. The comprehensive two-volume catalogue of Olsen's collection, published in 1924, secured his reputation as one of the leading European collectors of his generation. The contents of the collection were sold in a series of auctions in Copenhagen following Olsen's death in 1943.
Works by Andreas I Gilg (active 1585-1633) can be found in the collections of the Württemberg State Museum in Stuttgart, the Historical Museum in Bern, Switzerland and in the Benedictine Convent of St. Walburg in Eichstätt, Bavaria.
CAPTION
Ole Olsen (1863-1943)
Works by Andreas I Gilg (active 1585-1633) can be found in the collections of the Württemberg State Museum in Stuttgart, the Historical Museum in Bern, Switzerland and in the Benedictine Convent of St. Walburg in Eichstätt, Bavaria.
CAPTION
Ole Olsen (1863-1943)