Thank you very much for your active participation in our auctions on July 1–3. In our post-sale, you will find exciting objects from the Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Design, and Jewelry departments until August 1.

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Welcome to Quittenbaum Art Auctions Munich – Your international auction house for Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Design, Murano Glass, Old Master, Modern Art, 20th/21st Century Art as well as Fine Jewelry, Art Jewelry and Studio Jewelry

Since 1998, we have been successfully auctioning Art Nouveau and Art Deco furniture, lighting and Applied Arts four times a year. We also offer design from Bauhaus to Midcentury, Space Age to Contemporary Design, Murano glass, fine Applied Arts, Fine Jewelry, Studio Jewelry, Art jewelry, Photography, Vintage Accessories and Modern and Contemporary Art.

Since January 2024, we are also conveniently available for customers in the Rhineland with premesis in Düsseldorf.

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Adolf Luther in art auctions on October 15, 2025

The integration ‘Spherical concave mirror wall’, which will be auctioned by Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen on October 15, 2025, was produced in the early 1970s as a private commission by Luther and staged as a room divider in a private apartment in Munich-Bogenhausen. In three towering Plexiglas housings, 16 semi-transparent, round, concave concave mirrors face each other, resulting in a total of 48 concave mirrors that evoke an infinite space as an object wall. Different angles of view result in varying refractions of light, whereby the mirrors appear in different shades and the sense of space can always be experienced anew. The ‘Spherical concave mirror wall’ exemplifies Luther’s concern: it transforms material structure into light phenomena and makes it possible to experience his endeavor to bring art and space into an atmospheric interplay – even in the context of private living space.
Adolf Luther’s work thus remains everlasting thanks to its lively spatial effect.

His integration from his private apartment is being offered on the market this year for the first time in 50 years and is now on display in our Munich showroom at Theresienstrasse 60. The artwork can be viewed at any time during our opening hours.

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Consign now for the auctions on October 14 and 15, 2025

In October, we will be auctioning International Design, Murano Glass and Modern Art. We look forward to your consignments!

Take the opportunity to meet our experts in person. We regularly organize valuation days at our premises in Dusseldorf and Munich.

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On the road to success: Daum, Zsolnay, Tiffany and Bugatti on July 01

Despite the extreme heat, the interest in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco items at Tuesday’s auction was overwhelming! However, the bidding battles that broke out caused even more sweat. Customers fought over the most diverse objects, with the glass vases and bowls from Daum Frères at the forefront. The uncertainty of recent years regarding chryselephantine and ivory figurines seems to have finally been resolved. The success story of the Hungarian ceramist Vilmos Zsolnay remains undimmed, all three lots were popular, especially the ‘Mice’ vase in bronze-brown with sculptural rodents was sold for more than ten times its estimate at EUR 24,000. The ‘Throne’ by Bugatti, with its marquetry of bone and brass plates and the delicately painted parchment backs and seats, fetched – hotly contested – EUR 36,000, while the rare Tiffany ‘Apple Blossom’ table light with its bright colors confirmed its estimate of EUR 40,000 and will make its way to the USA.

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Sought after Design Icons and Pop Design on July 02

The international bidding community for design was particularly enthusiastic about artistic designs at the last auction on July 2. Verner Panton, represented by furniture, ring lights, and fabrics in fantastic color combinations, attracted the interest of passionate private collectors. The purple recliner with stool from the ‘Welle’ series from 1969/70 was sold for €6,500 and the bright blue ‘Grand Hotel Europa Lugano’ carpet from 1971 went to private collectors.

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Jewelry by fine artists in the focus of the auction

At the end of the auction week on July 3, bidders were delighted with a diverse selection of studio jewelry, art jewelry and jewelrs. It was primarily the works by fine artists that had the phones and online platforms buzzing. Georges Braque’s ‘Procris’ brooch, which also graces the title of the catalog, was one of the auction’s favorites from the outset. Called up at €4,600, the bidders on the phones raised the piece of jewelry to €9,500. The floral works by the artist Claude Lalanne were already in great demand among collectors in December and the interest is unbroken this time too. The ‘Papillon’ bangle was knocked down for €5,000. Her clip earrings in the shape of delicate hydrangea blossoms achieved almost four times their asking price. After an exciting bidding battle, a collector secured the winning bid of €9,000.

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