As the category’s global market leader in 2020, 2021 and 2022, Sotheby’s European Ceramics &ꦛ; Glass depa☂rtment maintains an international presence with selling locations in New York, London, Paris, and Cologne. We handle the most important specimens of European ceramics and glass ranging in date from the Renaissance to the 21st century.

In addition to our bi-annual sales in Spring and Autumn, we handle important single-owner collections. In 2021 the department presented the historic restituted Meissen porcelain 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Collection of Franz aꦰnd Margarethe Oppenheimer, a ‘white glove’ sale—10🍬0% of lots sold—which totaled over $15,000,000 and set a new world record for an auction sale of European Ceramics.

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Our global team of experienced specialists works closely with colleagues across Sotheby’s international locations to secure the rarest and most distinguished European ceramics and to promote these objects to the widest range of potential buyers.