Welcome to the cream of Sweden’s art and antique dealers

The Swedish Art and Antique Dealers Association (SKAF) was founded at the Mornington Hotel, Stockholm, in 1963, on the initiative of Gregor Aronowitsch, who laid the foundations of our Statutes and became our first Chairman. The Association’s declared purpose, apart from promoting the interests of art and antique dealers, was to encourage good co-operation and to safeguard quality and our cultural heritage.

The Association now has 57 members, located in Sweden and Finland. SKAF’s members cover between them a wide range of specialities, such as antique furniture, art, photography, silver, glass, jewellery, carpets, design, books, traditional arts and crafts, African art and nautica. SKAF’s members rank among Sweden’s foremost experts in their respective fields. They are united by their profound knowledge, their emphasis on quality objects, good service and reliability.

SKAF expects a great deal of its members and guarantees that customers can purchase with confidence. To qualify for membership of SKAF, the applicant must comply with the Association’s ethical rules of conduct, have a thorough knowledge of the artefacts concerned and maintain a high standard of both merchandise and service.

At international level, SKAF is affiliated to CINOA, Confédération Internationale des Négociants en Œuvres d’Art, founded in 1935. Through affiliation to CINOA, which stands for high quality on the international scene, SKAF’s members gain access to the world market in art, antiques and design, with no geographic constraints.

SKAF arranges an annual antiques fair, “Grand Antiques”, alternating between Nordiska Museet in Stockholm and Göteborg (Gothenburg). The Association also helps to arrange the annual Stockholm International Antiques Fair in Älvsjö.

The Council:

Erik Edelstam, Chair

Arthur Aminoff
Theo Lundgren
Claes Moser
Fredrik Knutsson
Jan Ribbhagen
Pontus Silfverstolpe
Rickard Thunér

Secretary-General: Sofia Silfverstolpe


www.cinoa.org