Price guide to antique and vintage Nymphenburg dinner services. Dinner services vary in price depending on the number of pieces, condition and rarity of the design. Porcelain was a highly desirable commodity during the baroque period. At the time, porcelain only came from China and so, during the 18th century, attempts were undertaken in Europe to produce the “white gold”. The fragile and gentle character of porcelain did not only meet the aesthetic of the time – it also reflected the preference for everything gallant and playful. Which remains the case to this day as experts and collectors of Nymphenburg porcelain see its quality and refinement as unique. Reference: Nymphenburg Manufacturer
A Nymphenburg black and white ‘Peral’ dinner and tea service Comprising; Twenty eight dinner plates, Eleven bread plates, Twelve dessert plates, Two sauce boats, Twelve tea cups and saucers, Twelve coffee cups and saucers, Twelve soup bowls and stands, Fifteen side plates, Four tureens and covers the tureens 22cm wide (8 2/3in wide), (108 Qty)
Sold for £ 10,000 inc. premium at Bonhams in 2018
A NYMPHENBURG PORCELAIN BLUE AND GILT PART DINNER SERVICE (‘PERLSERVICE’) MID-20TH CENTURY, GREEN CROWNED AND IMPRESSED RAUTENSCHILD MARKS, VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN Each twelve-sided piece painted with a grisaille topographical medallion, comprising: A circular soup tureen and cover; two vegetable dishes and covers; a two-handled double-lipped sauceboat on fixed stand; a large oval platter; two smaller oval platters; a large circular charger; two circular dishes; thirteen soup plates; twenty-four dinner plates; twelve lunch plates; twelve bread plates; a sugar-bowl and cover; twelve teacups and saucers; and two salt cellars; together with two Schonwald circular serving dishes and covers 17 ¼ in. (43.7 cm.) long, the large oval platter
Sold for USD 11,250 at Christie’s in 2016
Nymphenburg Polychrome Decorated Porcelain Dinner Service 20th Century Length of largest platter 21 1/2 inches. One open salt broken in two pieces; sauceboat on fixed stand with broken handle
Sold for $750 (includes buyer’s premium) at Doyle New York in 2017
(37pc) NYMPHENBURG FLORAL SERVICE Having hand painted floral decorations and baske tweave patterned rims, Including 19 dinner plates (dia. 9-3/4 in.), 7 dessert plates (dia. 8-1/4 in.), 9 shallow soup bowls (dia. 9-1/2 in.), a gravy boat with winged serpents having open mouth spouts (l. 11 x h. 4 in.), and an oval underplate (l. 14-1/2 in.) Condition: 1 dessert plate with chip to underside of rim (as pictured), 1 soup bowl with flake to edge
Sold for $600 at Butterscotch Auction in 2017
72 pc Nymphenburg porcelain dinner service with scalloped borders, consisting of 2 chargers (13″), 3 platters (largest 18″), a double handled soup tureen (7 1/2″ tall), 2 square serving bowls (8 1/4″ wide), 10 dinner plates (10″), 10 luncheon plates (8″), 10 bowls (10″), 10 fish bone plates (8″) and 10 double handled cream soups and saucers. Good condition.
Sold for $1,700 at San Rafael Auction Gallery in 2017
A Nymphenburg porcelain part dinner and dessert service early 20th century each piece painted with floral sprays and sprigs, comprising: an oval tureen and cover, a circular tureen and cover, a 15 1/2-inch platter, an oval vegetable dish, a double-lipped gravy boat and fixed stand, a square salad bowl, a small shaped serving dish, twenty-five dinner plates, thirty-two soup plates, thirty-three two-handled soup cups, thirty-seven covers and twenty-one stands, thirty-two dessert plates, six fan-shaped side plates, forty-four side plates, thirty-four small side plates, twenty-three custard cups and twenty-two covers, and thirty teacups and fifteen saucers, Nymphenburg beneath a crowned shield and impressed shield marks, various painted decorators’ marks. 363 pieces.
Sold for 12,500 USD at Sothebys in 2014
