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ngmar Bergman (1918-2007), Swedish stage and film director. Photo taken during the production of Wild Strawberries (Smultronstallet) (1957). Svensk Filmindustri (SF) press photo. Source: Svenska filministitutet.

Ingmar Bergman belongings to be auctioned in Sweden

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson

ngmar Bergman (1918-2007), Swedish stage and film director. Photo taken during the production of Wild Strawberries (Smultronstallet) (1957). Svensk Filmindustri (SF) press photo. Source: Svenska filministitutet.
ngmar Bergman (1918-2007), Swedish stage and film director. Photo taken during the production of Wild Strawberries (Smultronstallet) (1957). Svensk Filmindustri (SF) press photo. Source: Svenska filministitutet.
STOCKHOLM (AP) – A writing desk, film cameras and Golden Globe awards belonging to Swedish film legend Ingmar Bergman are attracting a huge interest from collectors as they go up for auction in Stockholm.

Auction house Bukowskis says the 337 Bergman items for sale include the chess pieces most probably used in the director’s 1957 film The Seventh Seal and a 1960s portrait of Bergman by Irving Penn.

Bukowskis spokeswoman Charlotte Bergstrom says the Sept. 28 auction has drawn such huge interest the limited-edition auction catalog has become a collector’s item in its own right.

Bergstrom said Thursday that Bergman insisted in his will that the assets be auctioned instead to prevent them from being caught up in some “kind of emotional hullabaloo.”

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