Berlin Auction

Since 2006, the Berlin Auction has traditionally marked the opening of Lempertz’s spring season in Berlin. For this established themed sale, our specialist departments work in close collaboration. A variety of objects with a Prussian connection come under the hammer, principally porcelain, silver and paintings. Lempertz is recognised internationally as a leading auction house for important European porcelain.

Our specialists in porcelain, silver, antiques and Old Masters will be pleased to advise you personally, either at one of our offices or by email or telephone. For larger collections, we are also pleased to arrange home visits on request.

In addition to its regular auctions in Berlin, Lempertz also holds special sales devoted to select collections, for example the two-part sale of the legendary New York Twinight Collection which was held in 2018 and 2019. 

Each spring, the Berlin Auction presents a carefully curated selection of exceptional works. Alongside exquisite imperial porcelain, the sale includes important paintings, selected silver and Berliner Eisen.

Are you considering selling an exceptional object or painting with a Prussian provenance, or would you like to have it valued? Our specialists will be pleased to advise you free of charge and without obligation. Simply complete the attached appraisal form. 

Over the years, Kunsthaus Lempertz has consolidated its position as the world’s leading auction house for KPM porcelain: An outstanding result of 275,000 euro was achieved in 2018 for a KPM vase with eight views of Berlin, which, according to the imperial accounts book, was most likely intended as a birthday gift for the Bavarian Crown Prince Maximilian. A 77 cm high KPM crater vase with an impressive 360-degree panoramic view of Potsdam was sold for 254,000 euro in 2015. A KPM porcelain picture from 1846 with a view of the Knight’s Hall went for 143,000 euro and a rare KPM service with micro-mosaic painting reached 126,000 euro.

A further piece worth highlighting is the life-size marble figure Die Nacht, by Emil Wolff, which was auctioned for 124,000 euro in 2017. This is the highest result ever reached for a sculpture by Emil Wolff. The oil painting View of St. Catherine’s Church in Brandenburg an der Havel by Eduard Gaertner from the year 1868 reached 106,000 euro, and a Portrait of King Frederick II of Prussia by Charles Amédée van Loo sold for 99,200 euro in 2018.