Overwhelming donation for the "Plaudertelefon" of the "Bürgerstiftung Stuttgart".

Follow-up report on the charity auction of Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Auktionshaus Eppli

On July 22, 2022, Mercedes-Benz Group AG held a charity auction in cooperation with the Stuttgart auction house Eppli: The overwhelming total proceeds of around 60,000 euros will be used to support the valuable work of the "Plaudertelefon" of the Bürgerstiftung Stuttgart.

• More than 200 works of art and small antiques from the "Corporate Protocol" division of Mercedes-Benz Group AG were auctioned off for a good cause.
• The total proceeds of the charity auction of approximately 60,000 euros will benefit the "Plaudertelefon" of the "Bürgerstiftung Stuttgart".
• The highest proceeds of 3,400 euros were achieved by a three-part set of framed engravings depicting world maps from the 18th century.

200 auctioned rarities at the charity auction of Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Auktionshaus Eppli

More than 200 special items from the art and small antiques sections of the "Corporate Protocol" division of Mercedes-Benz Group AG went under the hammer on July 22 at the Eppli auction hall in Leinfelden-Echterdingen - including rarities such as excellently preserved Ludwigsburg porcelain or numerous framed prints and engravings from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Among other things, the "Corporate Protocol" section organizes visits to Mercedes-Benz by high-ranking guests - heads of state, for example. The auctioned items are guest gifts and mostly date from the 1970s to the 1990s. years. Four or five decades ago, it was still common practice to exchange exchanged high-value items as gifts during visits. Of course customs have changed, and compliance rules do not allow the acceptance of such expensive The compliance rules of Mercedes-Benz Group AG no longer permit the acceptance of such expensive Group AG no longer permit the acceptance of such expensive gifts. After internal consultation, Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz decided to give the found objects to interested collectors and antique collectors and antique dealers and to donate the proceeds to a good cause. donate the proceeds to a good cause.

The lots were called up with a starting price of 0 euros, i.e. "without limit" and found their new owner at the highest bid. The octagonal the octagonal bowl made of high quality Chinese porcelain from 1620 with filigree with filigree, traditional underglaze painting in blue, which was recovered from a shipwreck off the coast of Malaysia. off the coast of Malaysia. But the star of the entire charity auction was was the three-part set of framed engravings depicting world maps - which, with a final price of 3,400, the highest bid of the evening.

Overwhelming total proceeds of around 60,000 euros donated

The participants of the charity auction were enthusiastic about the presentation and the realization in the Eppli Auction Hall Leinfelden-Echterdingen were enthusiastic. Via the livestream on the Eppli website, many international bidders also took their chance bidders took their chance and placed numerous bids. In addition to the proceeds from the individual lots, a large part of the auction fees will also be donated by Eppli. The total sum of around 60,000 euros will benefit the Stuttgart Civic Foundation's chat line.

Stuttgart takes its time: the chat phone of the Stuttgart Civic Foundation

Stuttgart takes its time: The chat phone of the Stuttgart Civic Foundation The Plaudertelefon of the Bürgerstiftung Stuttgart brings people from all over Stuttgart together. The work of the Plaudertelefon with almost 130 volunteers is a valuable contribution for seniors who feel lonely and would seniors who feel lonely and would like to exchange ideas. This commitment has increased in the past two years, due to the Corona pandemic. Many people have lost their social isolation from public life, many people have lost their social contacts and feel excluded from society. excluded. A heartfelt conversation on the phone with the volunteers, the so-called telephone friends telephone friends, should not only alleviate this loneliness, but in the best case also overcome it and give the callers the and motivate the callers to participate actively in public life again. The charity auction of Mercedes-Benz Group AG and the Eppli auction house will raise a total of around 60,000 euros will support the commitment and the important work of the helpers of the chat telephone.