LOT PV-7OPMW · 10 JUNE 2026
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
Result
€ 82,500
The hammer has fallen.
Bidding record
001€ 82,500
003€ 80,000
002€ 77,500
001€ 75,000
003€ 72,500
002€ 70,000
001€ 67,500
003€ 65,000