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Fine British Pottery & Porcelain & English Enamels
18 Apr 2012, London, New Bond Street
Fine European Ceramics
23 May 2012, London, New Bond Street
Fine British and European Glass and Paperweights
30 May 2012, London, New Bond Street
Fine British Pottery & Porcelain including Welsh Ceramics
3 Oct 2012, London, New Bond Street
Fine European Ceramics
5 Dec 2012, London, New Bond Street
Fine British and European Glass and Paperweights
12 Dec 2012, London, New Bond Street
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Fine European Ceramics
7 Dec 2011, New Bond Street
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8 Nov 2011, Chester
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Fine British Pottery and Porcelain
2 Nov 2011, New Bond Street
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British and European Porcelain and Pottery Auctions

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  A magnificent Meissen gold-mounted Royal snuff box made for Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, circa 1755, Sold for a World Record Price of £860,000 The UK's leading auction house in 2009 for all three categories covered by this department--Glass, European Ceramics and British Pottery and Porcelain.

Bonhams European Ceramics department is one of the largest in the international auction houses selling antique Porcelain and Pottery. We are market leaders in English and Welsh ceramics including Staffordshire and blue printed earthenwares, and have sold many famous collections, especially of Worcester porcelain.

Our experts travel throughout Europe and in our specialised European Ceramics auctions we achieve top prices for Meissen and Sèvres as well as Maiolica and Delft.




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European and British ceramics valuations for auction

To arrange a free and confidential auction valuation with a view to selling, contact:

British Porcelain & Pottery
John Sandon
porcelain@bonhams.com
+44 (0) 20 7468 8244

Continental Porcelain & Pottery
Sebastian Kuhn
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+44 (0) 20 7468 8384

British and European Glass Department
Very rare Chelsea Porcelain head to feature in Bonhams auction
An immensely important, rare and charming porcelain head, made in the Chelsea porcelain factory, is the highlight of the next British Pottery & Porcelain auction on April 18th at Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, London. Fergus Gambon, Department Director of British Ceramics at Bonhams, was moved to tears by his first sight of the work, and its significance cannot be underestimated.
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Stunning Hercules figure sets new world record for Doccia porcelain at auction
A very rare and important 82cm high porcelain figure of Hercules created at the Doccia factory in Tuscany in 1753-55 sold for £657,250 last week in Bonhams Fine European Ceramics auction, setting a new world record price for Doccia porcelain at auction.
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Not to be Sniffed at - Porcelain Snuff Box Sold for New World Record of £860,000 at Bonhams
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Helmut Joseph Collection Details

Bonhams Sell Hoffmeister Collection of Royal Meissen Porcelain for £3 Million
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Forthcoming Featured Auction Sales


Fine British Pottery & Porcelain & English Enamels
Wednesday 18 April 2012

Auction Details

A very fine Royal Worcester vase and cover by George Owen, dated 1918
Sold for £16,250

Fine European Ceramics
Wednesday 23 May 2012

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The Brühl "Garniture de Cheminée": a highly important garniture of five Meissen Augustus Rex vases, circa 1730
Sold for £541,250

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Tel: +44 (0)20 7468 8243



Departmental Director
British and European Glass
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Departmental Director
British Porcelain and Pottery
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