Royal Prussian Cellar
(work in progress)
Tokaji wine has a rich history not only at the Prussian Court but even in the personal writings of King Frederick II (the Great).
Despite of this fact and numerous years of research, I have unfortunately not been able locate even a single historical tokaji bottle from the Royal Prussian Cellar.
The Cellars
- The cellars ...
Floor plan of the Tokajer Cabinet (17??)
Title page of the guest book of the Royal Saxon Cellar (1768-82 and 1869-1913). A quote from the guest book: "???"
Photograph of the former Tokajer Cabinet (20??)
Tokaji and the King Frederick II
- The cellars ...
Floor plan of the Tokajer Cabinet (17??)
Title page of the guest book of the Royal Saxon Cellar (1768-82 and 1869-1913). A quote from the guest book: "???"
Photograph of the former Tokajer Cabinet (20??)
After the collapse of the Saxon monarchy, 62 bottles of the royal cellar were auctioned in Dresden in 1927. Some of the wines were purchased by the Polish Fukier house and became part of the Fukier cellar. Some of the bottles in the Royal Saxon cellar, especially the Tokajer-Cabinet were gifts of the Polish nobility. It is quite possible that Fukier purchased back old polish Tokaji bottles at the Dresden auction.
The only Tokaji bottle from the Royal Prussian Cellar
Only a single historic Tokaji bottle from the Royal Prussian Cellar is known to have surived the centuries. Its trace can be found in the auction archives of the Christie's auction house. Their 1979 Wine Review states:
Seller and buyer are inkwown and no image of this bottle has ever surfaced.