Meissen finest porcelain collection draws in just under £3m
The auction of 'The Hoffmeister Collection of Meissen Porcelain Part III' went under the hammer in London, bringing the grand total for the three sales of the Meissen porcelain to £2,988,120.
Bonhams, in London's New Bond Street says yesterdays auctions made £790,560, with the top selling lot proving to be a rare Meissen plate from the 'Black and Gold-Striped' service circa 1735 which is believed at one time to have been in the possession of Baron de Zoubaloff in Moscow. The plate sold for £48,000.
Other top lots include a Meissen circular dish circa 1735 (£48,000), a very rare Meissen armorial tea bowl and sauce from the service for the Elector Clemens August of Cologne circa 1735 (£48,000) and a Meissen teapot and cover from the service for Pope Benedict XIV circa 1743 (£45,600).
Sebastian Kuhn, Bonham's Continental Porcelain Specialist comments, "It has been an honour to sell such a wonderful collection, put together with such care and precision and we are thrilled with the results today. We now look forward to our next sale of Fine European Ceramics on 8th December which contains many other remarkable Meissen pieces."
The Hoffmeisters assembled the greatest collection in the world of highly important Meissen armorial porcelain, and, in the 300th anniversary year of the founding of the Meissen factory - Europe's first porcelain factory - the three sales of the collection caused excitement amongst collectors.
Many of the pieces included boast a prestigious provenance - diplomatic gifts between European princes that passed between some of the most colourful characters of the époque. As a result, Parts I, II and III of the sale saw enthusiastic bidding from private collectors, museums and dealers from around the world.
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