One of the wonderful reasons to visit the auction salesroom Bonhams is being able to see a cross section of 18th through the 20th century Meissen. Particularly now when the market is very hot for the finest and rarest of Meissen with prices shooting through the roof for certain pieces how do you
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Meissen Salesman’s Catalogue
September 29, 2021
Bonhams hold two 500 hundred years of European Porcelain; one sale in July the other in December. Each video illustrates a cross section of porcelain mostly displayed in cabinets.
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September 29, 2021

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Two Catalogues were produced for the Meissen Salesman to show to their retailers. The first edition was published in 1904 and the 2nd edition 1911. The photographic plates are in black and white. They captivate the highest quality that Meissen ever modelled with many of the items illustrated the workmanship of the Leuteritz workshop. The
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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
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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
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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
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Ormolu Meissen Italian Opera at Bonhams
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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
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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.
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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
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Ormolu Meissen Italian Opera at Bonhams
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