Auction 182A

Art Nouveau - Art Deco

16. June 2026 at 3:00 PM CEST

End of post auction sale
17. July 2026

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Art Nouveau - Art Deco
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The summer auction series got off to a highly successful start with the Art Nouveau / Art Deco category.

A good two-thirds of the lots offered found new owners. While online bidding has already become established among connoisseurs of early 20th-century art, quite a few customers in this auction preferred to have us call them or to visit us in the auction hall. Well-informed thanks to our lovingly designed highlight brochures and the printed catalogs provided, the in-person bidders participated very successfully in our auction of 480 lots, which featured many high-caliber collector’s items

The works from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire took center stage on Tuesday. Lights, vases, and bowls from the Loetz, Klastersky Mlyn glassworks were particularly popular. The World’s Fair designs by Franz Hofstötter led the way. However, the highest hammer price went to a rare ceiling light, whose body is formed from two dragonflies and features a 'Stripes and Spots' glass shade designed by Koloman Moser. For an impressive hammer price of €44,000, it is now making its way across the Atlantic to the East Coast of the United States (Cat. No. 328).

The works of Hungarian ceramic artist Vilmos Zsolnay continue to be highly prized. Over the phone, on various platforms, and in the auction room itself, numerous bidders vied for the six pieces on offer. The pumpkin-shaped vase with a handle and engraved lobster decoration thus sold for €24,000 and is now returning to its homeland (Cat. No. 364). The leaf-handled jug by Lajos Mack also fetched an impressive hammer price of €19,000 (Cat. No. 365). It was clear to see how the tension fell away from the buyer present once the lot was sold.

On the French side, lights of various styles were the standout items in this auction. The item that attracted the most interest here was the impressive 'Eglantines' table light by Daum Frères. Standing 88 centimeters tall, the mushroom-shaped light with rosehip motifs has now been sold by telephone for €14,000 to a German collection (Cat. No. 56).

A French buyer secured the beautiful 'Libellules' tea table by Emile Gallé for a hammer price of €20,000 (Cat. No. 303).

The uncertainty surrounding chryselephantine figurines appears to have subsided. Nearly all of the figurines offered found new owners following bidding wars that were at times heated. The rare figure 'La Nature se dévoilant à la Science' was designed by Louis-Ernest Barrias in 1889. Only a very small number of examples, featuring body parts made of alabaster, are known to exist. It doubled its estimated price of €6,000 and is now heading to a Belgian collection (Cat. No. 251).

We are particularly pleased with the interest shown in the works of the Munich-based multi-talented artist Richard Riemerschmid. His furniture and interior design pieces from a private Munich collection were fiercely contested and saw significant price increases. The men’s chest of drawers from the 'III' collection and the extensive radiator cover from 1902 both started—very modestly—at around €500 and €600, respectively, and were each finally hammered down at €4,400 (Cat. Nos. 315 and 319). A British collector secured the round wall mirror for €2,200 after a fierce bidding war involving multiple phone lines (Cat. No. 317).

More beautiful items are available for purchase in our post-auction sale through July 17, 2026.

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