Munich, Germany
Hampel
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Hampel Fine Art Auctions is one of southern Germany's most prestigious auction houses, based in Villa Hampel at Schellingstraße 44 in Munich's university quarter. Founded in 1998 by Rupert Hampel, the house has established itself as a major destination for Old Master paintings, European furniture, sculpture, jewellery, and decorative arts, conducting four seasonal sales per year — in March, June, September, and December — that regularly draw international bidders.
The firm's roots lie in Rupert Hampel's deep expertise in European Old Masters. A trained art historian, Hampel spent years at leading German auction houses before opening his own saleroom. His particular strength in 16th- to 18th-century paintings set the house apart from the start, and today the Old Master department remains the flagship, with dedicated catalogues often running to several hundred lots. Works by Cranach, Rubens, Van Dyck, and the great Venetian and Flemish masters have all crossed the Hampel podium. A second strength lies in Continental furniture — Baroque and Neoclassical commodes, cabinets by Abraham and David Roentgen, and grand Empire furnishings are recurring highlights.
Beyond paintings and furniture, the house covers a wide spectrum of collecting categories across twelve specialist departments: Sculpture & Antiquities, Clocks, Works of Art, Silver, Jewellery & Accessories, Wristwatches, Impressionists & Modern Art, 19th- and 20th-century paintings, and Hampel Living, a curated selection of interiors-ready pieces. Estimates range from a few hundred euros for decorative objects to six and seven figures for major Old Masters and important furniture. The house is known for offering deep, encyclopaedic catalogues — a single sale can feature well over 1,000 lots.
Hampel combines the gravitas of a traditional German auction house with the reach of modern online bidding. Live auctions take place in the elegant ground-floor saleroom of Villa Hampel, a historic Schwabing residence that doubles as showroom and office. Absentee, telephone, and live online bidding ensure global participation. The house also offers a private sale service for works outside the regular calendar.
In the German-speaking auction landscape, Hampel occupies a distinctive niche: a mid-size house with the depth of catalogue and quality of consignments more commonly associated with the largest international firms. Recent standout results include important Italian Baroque canvases, a pair of monumental Roentgen-school cabinets, and exceptional French Empire clocks and candelabra.