In my 45 years of dealing in Meissen Porcelain often attending the major sales this year’s auction sale at Sotheby’s New York broke all other records. Rarely do the smaller objects of desire; Meissen porcelain fetch over half a million dollars. But some lots within the Oppenheimer fetched over a million dollars. Normally for Meissen
what do this pair of parrots and the pair of figures of a man and woman have in common? Few pairs of any item be it Meissen or for that matter other factories can be classified as true pairs unless both models are painted with identical colours. This is the common factor between this pair
Bonhams sale celebrating 500 years of European Ceramic Production was a sale to be proud of. What differentiated this sale was a large collection of 19th and 20th century Meissen Porcelain with more specific lots when compared to previous sales over the years. Back during the 1990’s it was the Japanese who supported the market
The following videos are a preview of the Bonhams Sale; “500 years of European Ceramics”, to be held on July 5 2021 Viewing the European Ceramics on the shelves in the warehouse in Bonhams is like the never ending story. This sale is amongst the largest of its type ever held with a vast quantity
The following video is of one of a pair of exceptional quality Meissen Pate sur Pate vases that sold at Christies for £55,000 plus buyers premium shows there is still demand for the finest and rarest. Even though both vases had been drilled through the Meissen factory blue crossed swords mark.
Or rather they are not!!. The description reads; ” Large pair of early 20th C Meissen vases and covers, the ovoid bodies painted with panels of exotic birds, fruit and foliage in gilt reserve panels, the domed covers with onion finials, blue Augustus Rex mark and label ‘Meissen 1690 £28 not to be
From time to time The Meissen Man visits specialist antique dealers to see some of their exciting and rare stock. Today’s visit was to KandM antiques in Grays Antiques Centre London to inspect a fabulous set of Meissen Cabinet plates painted Ernst August Leuteritz(for more information scroll down below. Leuteritz is a name
It never ceases to amaze me the volume of porcelain Meissen produced during their first forty years of production. Considering rarities are still turning up at auctions in both the major and minor salesrooms everywhere. In one way Meissen was emulating the Chinese; the only difference being porcelain production in China was on a far
It is always useful to know where any one piece originated from. Provenance helps collectors identify with the history of a piece. A simple example of this is this very rare white figure of a lioness. The crossed swords mark painted in blue is hardly discernible. It will take someone with keen eyesight to discover
How often do you read a story online and notice grammatical errors. Be it in the news or elsewhere. Mistakes can be easily made. At least they are unlikely to be costly to yourself. But in the case of the problems auction salesrooms encounter; particularly in the provinces not necessarily London or other major cities
