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Dorotheum Spring Auctions: Coins, Jewelry, Paintings, Glass, Porcelain

market-auction · 2026-05-27

Dorotheum, the historic Austrian auction house founded in 1707 by Emperor Joseph I, is holding a series of online sales this spring. The auctions cover major market segments including coins and medals, jewelry and watches, glass and porcelain, as well as art and antiques with dedicated sections for paintings and graphic works. The coin and medals sale on May 26 achieved positive results, followed by another on May 28 featuring lots dating back to ancient Greece. From May 28 to 29, jewelry and watch auctions offer rings, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets with precious stones and pearls. In June, the focus shifts to art and antiques with exhibitions in Salzburg and Vienna. On June 1, jewelry and watches include applied art relics, vestments, Russian icons, antique maps, furniture, and collectibles. June 2 features contemporary jewelry and watches alongside paintings and graphic works from Central and Northern Europe, spanning landscape views to portraiture. June 3 offers diamonds and precious stones with classic and contemporary jewelry designs, with an exhibition in Salzburg. June 5 concludes with a jewelry auction in Vienna and a glass and porcelain auction featuring lots from the late 17th through the 19th centuries.

Key facts

  • Dorotheum was founded in 1707 by Emperor Joseph I.
  • Coin and medals sale on May 26 achieved positive results.
  • May 28 auction includes lots from ancient Greece.
  • May 28-29 jewelry auctions feature rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets with precious stones and pearls.
  • June 1 auction includes applied art relics, vestments, Russian icons, antique maps, furniture.
  • June 2 auction features contemporary jewelry and watches plus paintings and graphic works from Central and Northern Europe.
  • June 3 auction offers diamonds and precious stones with classic and contemporary designs, exhibition in Salzburg.
  • June 5 auctions: jewelry in Vienna, glass and porcelain from late 17th to 19th centuries.

Entities

Institutions

  • Dorotheum

Locations

  • Austria
  • Salzburg
  • Vienna

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