By invitation · Est. MMXXVI

LOT PV-7OPMW · 10 JUNE 2026

PHOTOGRAPHY: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, OPEN ACCESS (CC0)

Pair of Augustus Rex Beaker Vases · 1 of 1

photography: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)

Pair of Augustus Rex Beaker Vases

Meissen · c. 1730

OPENS AT € 60,000 · RESERVE APPLIES

Made for the king who traded a regiment of dragoons for porcelain. The AR cipher under each base was reserved for palace commissions; the chinoiserie panels were painted by someone who had never seen China and was better for it.

Maker
Meissen
Period
c. 1730
Origin
Meissen, Germany
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain, underglaze blue AR mark
Dimensions
24 CM EACH
MVConsigned byMargarethe Villiers

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Result

€ 82,500

The hammer has fallen.

Bidding record

PADDLE 656€ 82,500
PADDLE 708€ 80,000
PADDLE 597€ 77,500
PADDLE 656€ 75,000
PADDLE 708€ 72,500
PADDLE 597€ 70,000
PADDLE 656€ 67,500
PADDLE 708€ 65,000