Per Hasselberg (1850-94), bronze bust of Prince Eugen of Sweden and Norway (1865-1947), sculpted in 1889. The prince acquired several works by the artist that are on display in his house Waldemarsudde.

A bust of Prince Eugen of Sweden (1865-1947) flanked by a fine pair of French Empire vases in the entrance hall of the prince's wonderful house Waldemarsudde. 

A corner of the salon in Prince Eugen of Sweden's house Waldemarsudde in Stockholm.

A portrait of Prince Eugen's mother Queen Sophia of Sweden (née princess of Nassau) painted in 1909 by Anders Zorn. 

The coat of arms of Prince Eugen of Sweden as Duke of Närke on a tiled stove in the salon of his house Waldemarsudde in Stockholm.

A fire screen painted with Hydrangeas by Prince Eugen of Sweden in the salon at Waldemarsudde.

A terracotta bust by Giuseppe Ceracchi of Carl XIV Johan of Sweden and Norway (né Jean-Baptist Bernadotte) in the salon at Waldemarsudde. He was the great grandfather of Prince Eugen. 

The Russian chandelier in the salon at Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde in Stockholm was bought by Prince Carl (later Carl XIII of Sweden) in Prag 1798. It was inherited by Eugen, together with many other things, from Rosersberg Palace after his father Oscar II's death in 1907. 

The round table in the salon at Waldemarsudde was commissioned by Prince Eugen from Carl Malmsten to work with the set of chairs he had inherited from Rosersberg Palace.

The painting by Ernst Josephson (1851-1906) called 'Strömkarlen' (The Nix or the Water Spirit) from 1884 was bought by Prince Eugen who offered it in 1893 to the National Museum in Stockholm. They refused it which angered the prince and he had it mounted into the panelling in the salon and stipulated that it must never leave the house! 

A study to Oscar Björck's monumental portrait of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (1829-1907) in coronation robes hangs in the salon of his son Prince Eugen's house. 

The Flower Room at Prince Eugen's house Waldemarsudde in Stockholm. 

The Flower Room at Prince Eugen's house Waldemarsudde in Stockholm. The three painting are by the prince. The celebrated ébénist George Haupt made the Louis XVI console table c. 1780. 

Prince Eugen's library at Waldemarsudde in Stockholm. 

Prince Eugen's library at Waldemarsudde in Stockholm.

A bronze bust on the mantle piece in the library by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) of the author Victor Hugo sculpted in 1897. The prince owned several works by Rodin. 

The Dining Room at Waldemarsudde. Prince Eugen preferred smaller intimate dinners, he considered eight to be the ideal number at the table. 

The Swedish Empire chandelier, originally made for the Stockholm Royal Palace, has more than 5,000 cut crystal drops. Prince Eugen inherited it after his father Oscar II's death.

A French Louis XVI console table (one of a pair) bought in Paris by Prince Carl c 1770 for his country seat Rosersberg. The French Empire clock with the figure of Mercury would also have come from the Swedish Royal Collection.

French Empire bronzes in the Dining Room at Waldemarsudde.

(Source Håkan Groth.  London-based antique dealer, writer, photographer and author of Neoclassicism in the North.)