Yes its a lot of money I agree !!
But I dont realy see the difference.
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A 1927 tea infuser by Marianne Brandt ( Bauhaus ) of silver plated brass was sold at Sotheby's New York for 361,000 dollar.
In my opinion it tells someting about the realy amazing quality from this both items.