Albert Maier (art dealer)

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Albert Maier (born November 13, 1948 ) is a German art and antiques dealer . He is a regular guest on programs on German television as an expert .

Life

Maier studied law in Munich . His interest in the antique trade was aroused during this time when he took over eight old prison doors in Aalen , which he restored and sold in Munich. During an internship with a bailiff in Munich, he noticed that wall clocks and antique furniture that some students bought and sold at flea markets were occasionally seized . Inspired in this way, after his first state examination in the mid-1970s, he began trading full-time with art and antiques. The autodidact has been running an antique shop in Ellwangen since 1976 , with which he moved to Rainau-Schwabsberg in 2018 .

His discoveries as an expert in antiques include a plate from the service of Tsar Nicholas II , which sold for 72,000 euros at a later auction, and a picture by the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky .

Maier gained notoriety as an expert in assessing antiques in the art or kitsch category ? of the television consumer magazine Kaffee oder Tee as well as in the television series really antique ?! and ZDF television garden . Since 2013 he has been part of the team of experts in the Bares for Rares series on ZDF. Maier is married, has a grown son and lives in Ellwangen.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Date of birth according to the ZDF autograph card and
    a quick, professional look is enough. In: Schwäbische Post dated October 6, 2017.
    Original text: "Albert Maier was born in 1948. Abitur in Ellwangen."
    The information in Christian Siedenbiedel: Beautiful old treasures for the depot. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of January 22, 2019 is wrong.
    Original text: "Albert Maier, born 1949, antique dealer from Ellwangen in Baden-Württemberg".
    The information in Horst Lichter is looking for old treasures. In: Rheinische Post from August 3, 2013 does not lead to a clear result.
    Original text from August 3, 2013: "The 64-year-old autodidact [...]"
  2. ^ A b Sandra Kampmann: Flea markets. A life for junk: Albert Maier. In: Planet Wissen from July 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ Alexandra Rimkus: Ellwanger ZDF expert moves with his antiques. In: Schwäbische Zeitung of May 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ Timo Nöthling " Trödel-Boom. What attracts TV viewers to formats like" Bares für Rares ". In : quotemeter.de from June 26th 2017.
  5. ↑ Klaus Raab: The flea market off the rack . In: The time of June 15, 2017.
  6. ^ ZDF program information for Sunday, July 13, 2014. In: presseportal.de of July 10, 2014.
  7. ^ Christine Weinschenk: TV art expert Albert Maier. The man with the critical eye. In: Heidenheimer Zeitung from May 9, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Maier, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art and antique dealer
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1948