Nagyházi Gallery was established as a continuation of a family tradition. János Nagyházi, Csaba Nagyházi’s father, was born in Debrecen in 1901. At a very young age, in the 1920s, he began dealing with artworks, with a particular interest in numismatics. He managed to create an unparalleled collection that many came to admire.
Nagyházi Csaba and Marietta Soóky continued this tradition by opening their antique shop in 1984 on Járőr Street in nothing but a few square meters space, which by the early nineties had grown into a 200 square meter multi-level gallery, allowing them to showcase and sell the broadest range of antiques and artworks.

The biggest milestone in the history of Nagyházi Gallery and Auction House was April 14, 1994 the day of its debut before the domestic audience and experts in their wonderfully spacious new location on 8 Balaton Street. Our company held its first auction there with the cooperation and assistance of London’s Sotheby’s. The auction was led by Peter Batkin, head of painting department, with the assistance of Countess Soraya Stubenberg, director of Sotheby’s Budapest office. Our 400 square meter auction room was filled to capacity. Our initiative proved to be a model to follow, as new auction houses opened one after the other in downtown Budapest following this event. This new venue allowed us to organize larger auctions and exhibitions, thus further expanding our clientele both a national and international level.

Our gallery has remained faithful to its established business strategy since the first auction. We deal with every genre of the art market, holding 6 auctions annually with standalone catalogues, led by one of Hungary’s best auctioneers, Marietta Soóky. The high-quality exhibitions introducing the auction material, our catalogues and various printed materials, as well as the noticeable domestic and international interest in our auctions, confirm that our gallery is to this day one of the leading and defining part of the Hungarian art market.

In addition, we host numerous social and cultural events that contribute to the growing artistic life of Budapest.

Through our activities, we strive to pass on not only the art objects but also the passion for art to our visitors. We proudly preserve and display the treasures of Hungarian and international artistic life, ranging from classical paintings to contemporary artworks. Through our developed expertise and dedication over the years, Nagyházi Gallery and Auction House has earned itself a significant role in the Hungarian art market. We owe our success to the high level of expertise and reliable work of our experts, art historians, appraisers, and restorers.

We are committed to continuing to preserve our role as mediators of artistic values and culture. Our aim is for the Nagyházi Gallery and Auction House not only to serve as an auction house but also as a cultural center where people can meet, learn, and get inspired.

We have remained faithful to our established business strategy since our first auction. We deal with every genre of the art market, holding 6 auctions annually with standalone catalogues, led by one of Hungary’s best auctioneers, Marietta Soóky. Additionally, our activities extend to the management of legacies. We have only changed our previous practice in that we now organize our auctions by genre from the ever-increasing amount of material received. Auction days are divided into separate themes presenting paintings, sculptures, graphics, artworks, furniture, carpets, watches, jewellery, silver, and folk art.