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Fulda's negotiating master: 500 euros for rare Meissen porcelain!
Michael and Marius Mander from Fulda successfully negotiated a 100-year-old piece of Meissen porcelain at “Bares für Rares”.
Fulda's negotiating master: 500 euros for rare Meissen porcelain!
On September 5, 2025, the two brothers Michael and Marius Mander from Fulda appeared on the popular ZDF program “Bares für Rares”. There they offered an extraordinary piece of Meissen porcelain - a fascinating animal porcelain group showing two hunting dogs and made between 1927 and 1934. This masterpiece comes from the creative mind of designer Paul Walther, who is known for his extraordinary animal depictions and created this design for the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Fuldaer Zeitung reports that the group is still available today in a limited edition, with a new price of an impressive 3990 euros.
The sale went well after Michael Mander inherited the porcelain group from his grandfather, who had received it in the 1970s in return for his painting work. Full of anticipation, the Manders planned to raise 200 euros for the fine porcelain group. Art dealer David Suppes soon took action, initially making an offer of 370 euros. But the two brothers had a good hand and kept their negotiating skills at the ready. Michael argued vigorously that the porcelain group had a high resale value. This skill paid off: Suppes ultimately bought the piece for 500 euros. HNA shows that the two were able to land a flawless deal and felt the audience's fascination for Meissen porcelain with their perfect negotiation technique.
From inheritance to successful business
The journey of this group of porcelain shows how valuable heirlooms can be. The current estimate given by the expert Colmar Schulte-Goltz was in the mid three-digit range between 350 and 550 euros. Despite this estimate, the Manders proved that with the right reasoning and a series of skillful negotiations, much more can be achieved. In particular, the special heritage and passion for the piece brought a personal touch to the negotiations.
“I am proud of what we have achieved here,” remarked Marius Mander after the successful deal and underlined the feeling associated with it. Money or not, such heirlooms always mean a connection to the family past. The Fulda newspaper emphasizes that the brothers' joy at the result achieved and the interesting history of their porcelain group undoubtedly contributed to the exciting entertainment of the TV program.