# Max Esser - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-14T18:48:34.858Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 59
- Lots with prices: 40
- First auction date: 2005-11-08
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-29
- Median realised price: $2,900
- Price range: $80 to $16,000

## Market Takeaway
Max Esser shows solid auction liquidity with 53 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-24.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,800\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,100 and $3,900.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 22.2% (8 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 72.2% (26 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.6% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 6
- Recent 12 months median: $2,000
- Previous 12 months median: $3,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-24
- Days since latest sale: 25
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden OHG: 9 lots
- Bonhams: 7 lots
- Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf: 6 lots
- Auktionshaus Stahl: 5 lots
- Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden: 5 lots
- Historia Auctionata: 4 lots
- Auctionata Paddle8 AG: 3 lots
- Auktionshaus Arnold: 3 lots
- Auktionshaus Dr. Fischer: 2 lots
- Weschler's: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-03 | A documentary Meissen artist's proof of a model of a badger from the Reinicke Fuchs, circa 1922, modelled by Max Esser | Bonhams | £3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-a-documentary-meissen-artist-s-proof-of-a-model-of-a-badger-from-the-reinicke-fuchs-circa-1922-modelled-by-max-esser-109-c-c9e47739e1
2. 2024-09-14 | MAX ESSER 'DER SKILANGLÄUFER' | Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf | €3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-esser-der-skilanglaufer-3482-c-13849e5a50
3. 2020-09-05 | Max Esser | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | €10,500
4. 2026-03-29 | Max Esser | Auktionshaus Schwerin | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-esser-742-c-40d2c9d67e
5. 2026-03-14 | MAX ESSER \| KÄUZCHEN | Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf | €5,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-esser-kauzchen-3381-c-f31c929028
6. 2026-03-07 | Max Esser \(Barth/Pommern 1885 \- Berlin 1945\). Mandarin Duck on a Leaf Pedestal. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-esser-barth-pommern-1885-berlin-1945-mandarin-duck-on-a-leaf-pedestal-602-c-cdb393dcc4
7. 2026-01-24 | MAX ESSER \(1885\-1945\), ''OTTER,'' CIRCA 1925, | Historia Auctionata | €3,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-esser-1885-1945-otter-circa-1925-3949-c-e9f4a51f1f
8. 2026-01-24 | MAX ESSER \(1885\-1945\), RARE SILVER SCULPTURE | Historia Auctionata | N/A
9. 2026-01-20 | Max Esser \(German 1885 \- 1943\) for Meissen, Lion and Lioness from the Reynard the Fox Centerpiece, Gilt Porcelain, Each Marked on Verso and Impressed with Artist's Signature Underneath, Height of Taller: 13 in. \(33 cm.\) | Weschler's | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-esser-german-1885-1943-for-meissen-lion-and-lioness-from-the-reynard-the-fox-centerpiece-gilt-porcelain-each-marked-on-verso-and-impressed-with-artist-s-signature-underneath-height-of-taller-13-in-33-cm-573-c-ea2a43bc8f
10. 2026-01-20 | Max Esser \(German 1885 \- 1943\) for Meissen, Baboon from the Reineke Fuchs Centerpiece, Painted and Gilt Porcelain, Signed and Dated 1925 on Verso, Height: 10 in. \(25.4 cm.\) | Weschler's | $2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-esser-german-1885-1943-for-meissen-baboon-from-the-reineke-fuchs-centerpiece-painted-and-gilt-porcelain-signed-and-dated-1925-on-verso-height-10-in-25-4-cm-108-c-b3109ae4a4
11. 2025-11-29 | Max Esser \(Barth/Pommern 1885 \- Berlin 1945\). An Impressive Baboon Mask. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-esser-barth-pommern-1885-berlin-1945-an-impressive-baboon-mask-586-c-9da47f71f5
12. 2025-11-08 | Seltenes "Käuzchen" aus dem Tafelaufsatz "Reineke Fuchs". Max Esser für Meissen. 1925. | Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden OHG | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-seltenes-kauzchen-aus-dem-tafelaufsatz-reineke-fuchs-max-esser-fur-meissen-1925-723-c-98a4734dd8
13. 2025-10-29 | Max Esser \(1885\-1945\): statue d'une loutre en bronze, probablement vers 1950 ou plus tard Max Esser \(1885\-1945\): A bronze model of an otter, likely 1950s or slightly later | Bonhams | €2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-esser-1885-1945-statue-d-une-loutre-en-bronze-probablement-vers-1950-ou-plus-tard-max-esser-1885-1945-a-bronze-model-of-an-otter-likely-1950s-or-slightly-later-114-c-7573e1e2b7
14. 2025-07-28 | MAX ESSER \(GERMAN, 1885\-1945\) MEISSEN PORCELAIN SEAGULL, 17"H | O'Gallerie | $80
15. 2025-05-24 | Max Esser \(Barth/Pommern 1885 \- Berlin 1945\). An Impressive Baboon Mask. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-esser-barth-pommern-1885-berlin-1945-an-impressive-baboon-mask-596-c-c5146c4a8a
16. 2024-09-06 | Max Esser | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | €9,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-esser-326-c-ce248818ee
17. 2024-07-28 | Max ESSER \(1885\-1945\) | Auktionshaus Kloss | N/A
18. 2024-03-09 | MAX ESSER | Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-esser-3851-c-c2e4ac5884
19. 2024-03-09 | MAX ESSER | Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf | €16,000
20. 2024-03-02 | Tafelaufsatz "Dachs" aus dem Service "Reineke Fuchs". Max Esser für Meissen. 1922. | Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden OHG | €2,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tafelaufsatz-dachs-aus-dem-service-reineke-fuchs-max-esser-fur-meissen-1922-726-c-1914765ac5
21. 2023-11-25 | Max Esser \(Barth/Pommern 1885 \- Berlin 1945\). An Owl. | Auktionshaus Stahl | N/A
22. 2023-11-04 | Seltene "Tigermaske". Max Esser für Meissen. 1924/ 1925. | Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden OHG | €3,500
23. 2023-06-10 | Max Esser \(1885\-1945\) für Meissen | Auktionshaus Arnold | €190
24. 2023-06-10 | Max Esser \(1885\-1945\) für Meissen | Auktionshaus Arnold | €550

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