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POSITIONS Art Fair brings fresh focus to Berlin

30 August 2024

This year’s POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair (September 12-15) will showcase works brought by 111 galleries from 24 countries

Kasper König, influential German curator dies aged 80

20 August 2024

Known as the 'James Bond' of the art world, König was as colourful and controversial as the art and sculpture he supported

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Seven-figure successes help celebrate saleroom 70-year anniversary

19 August 2024

This year, Munich auction house Ketterer (32/27/22% buyer’s premium) is marking its 70th anniversary and the evening sale provided plenty of opportunities for celebration.

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Chinese works of art provide lots of reasons to raise a smile

19 August 2024

Recent sales show the appetite for Chinese art from bidders with deep pockets is not at all diminished

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Cartier catches the mood and big bids at debut Stuttgart sale

19 August 2024

Nagel’s (29.5% buyer’s premium) first sale dedicated to Fine Arts and Luxury in Stuttgart obviously caught the mood of the bidders.

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Menzel pastel benefits from provenance

12 August 2024

In recent years, there has been an upsurge in interest for works by Adolph Menzel (see also ATG No 2649), whose works often go way above the guides and achieve unexpected six-figure prices.

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Museum homes in on dolls’ house packed with details

12 August 2024

Sometime c.1900, a craftsman or accomplished amateur spent a lot of time building or converting a 6ft 7in (2m) cupboard into a fully fitted dolls’ house.

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Du Paquier porcelain packs in plenty of interest for bidders

12 August 2024

Examples of products by Viennese factory founded 10 years after Meissen prove popular purchases

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Prime-period Zsolnay shines in Munich auction

08 July 2024

Selection of items by the Hungarian family firm date from most in-demand era of production

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Teapot serves to show Thai silver skills

08 July 2024

A fine example of Thai silversmithing sold well above its estimate for €17,000 (£14,400) at Historia Auctionata (27% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in Berlin on June 19. The 9in (23cm) parcel gilt and niello pumpkin-form tea kettle probably dated from the 1870s.

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Marx makes a dedication in Das Kapital

01 July 2024

The Rare Books sale at Ketterer Kunst (25/20/19% buyer’s premium) in Hamburg on May 27 included this first edition dedication copy of Das Kapital (1867).

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Old Master by unknown painter causes a stir as Bavarian collection comes to auction

24 June 2024

On May 8, Neumeister (30% buyer’s premium) in Munich sold the collection of Hans Constantin Faussner, a Bavarian lawyer and art collector.

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Bulldog advertising sign lights up the saleroom

24 June 2024

It is safe to say that nowadays the image of a smoking dog would find little favour with animal rights activists or for that matter with the current (for now) UK Prime Minister.

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Fish market scene catches the eye

24 June 2024

A monumental painting of a fish market soared to unexpected heights at the May 16 auction at Lempertz (26% buyer’s premium) in Cologne.

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Menzel’s Moroccans became a timely work

24 June 2024

June 2, 1878, began as a normal day in the varied life of the German artist Adolph von Menzel.

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Highlights: a recent selection of stand-out lots sold at auction

24 June 2024

This recently discovered example of the iconic Bauhaus tea-infuser, designed by Marianne Brandt in 1924, on offer at Lempertz on May 15 for €200,000, was knocked down to the Hamburg Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Museum for Art and Industry) for €260,000 (£222,220).

German art VAT cut welcomed by dealers

17 June 2024

Art in Germany might be about to get a bit cheaper with the German government confirming it will cut the VAT on art sales from 19% to 7% in line with its import VAT.

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Prophet and profits of horology auctions held in Germany and Switzerland

17 June 2024

Moses automaton watch is one of the stand-out hammer highlights in recent sales

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Best of British: Bullock longcase on offer in Heidelberg

17 June 2024

If proof were needed that regional British clockmakers were as capable of making impressive works as those of London colleagues, then an 18th century longcase clock being sold by Metz on July 19-20 in Heidelberg without reserve, provides it.

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London’s ‘curious gardens’ inspired German botanist

20 May 2024

Published between 1750-73, Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini in hortis curiosorum (‘A selection of plants from natural specimens nurtured in London’s curious gardens’) is considered the most important botanical work ever printed in Germany.