Source : Ketterer Kunst

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Description The auction house of Ketterer Kunst (Ketterer Art) traces its roots to 1946 when Roman Norbert Ketterer conducted his first auction in Stuttgart, Germany. He was joined later that year by his brother, Wolfgang, just home from a prisoner of war camp. The brothers found that despite the tough post-war times, there was still a great interest in works of art, particularly more creative forms that had been considered "degenerate" by the Third Reich.

Roman Norbert Ketterer moved on to working for and writing about particular artists in 1954, while Wolfgang Ketterer set up his own gallery. In 1965, he moved it to Munich, where it is now located, and began conducting auctions again in 1968. Later, he expanded his auctions to cover books and manuscripts along with art. In 1989, the firm expanded to Hamburg by taking over the almost two century old house of F. Dorling, adopting the name "Ketterer Kunst" at the time. Today, auctions specific to books, manuscripts and related material can be found on its calendar as well as those for art.

Roman Norbert Ketterer died in 2002, while Wolfgang Ketterer died in 2009. However, Wolfgang's son Robert Ketterer had taken over management of the family firm from his father during the 1990s.
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Total Records in AED 222
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000