A collection of prized Meissen porcelain owned by a German-Jewish couple before WWII is being auctioned off in New York, according to a report in The Guardian.
The collection includes pieces that trace back to Augustus the Strong (1670-1733), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony. Meissen porcelain, from the town of the same name near Dresden, is considered to be some of the most luxurious and expensive in the world.
The collection was assembled by by Hamburg lawyer Franz Oppenheimer and his wife Margarethe in the early 20th century.
