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\nNagyh\u00e1zi Csaba and Marietta So\u00f3ky<\/strong> continued this tradition by opening their antique shop in 1984 on J\u00e1r\u0151r 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.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-pf” text_weight=”400″ uncode_shortcode_id=”779461″]Milestones[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”243026″]The biggest milestone in the history of Nagyh\u00e1zi Gallery and Auction House<\/strong> was April 14, 1994 <\/strong>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<\/strong>. The auction was led by Peter Batkin, head of painting department, with the assistance of Countess Soraya Stubenberg<\/strong>, 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.<\/p>\n

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 So\u00f3ky. 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.<\/p>\n

In addition, we host numerous social and cultural events that contribute to the growing artistic life of Budapest.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-pf” text_weight=”400″ uncode_shortcode_id=”110060″]Innovation and Tradition[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”666886″]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, Nagyh\u00e1zi 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.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”582920″ el_class=”text-quote”]<\/p>\n

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In addition, we host numerous social and cultural events that contribute to the growing artistic life of Budapest.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-pf” text_weight=”400″ uncode_shortcode_id=”824426″]Vision[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”104561″]We are committed to continuing to preserve our role as mediators of artistic values and culture. Our aim is for the Nagyh\u00e1zi 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.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-pf” text_weight=”400″ uncode_shortcode_id=”119930″]Predictability and professionalism[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”128397″]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 So\u00f3ky. 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.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ limit_content=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”309457″ el_class=”section-inner-add-border”][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”897544″][vc_single_image media=”348″ media_width_percent=”100″ media_ratio=”two-one” uncode_shortcode_id=”171575″ media_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fnagyhazi.hu%2Fen%2Fabout-us%2Fnagyhazi-csaba%2F|title:Nagyh%C3%A1zi%20Csaba”][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h5″ text_size=”h5″ text_weight=”700″ sub_reduced=”yes” uncode_shortcode_id=”177273″ subheading=”(1944-2012)”]Csaba Nagyh\u00e1zi, founder & owner of the Nagyh\u00e1zi Gallery and Auction House (1944-2012)<\/a>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_icon position=”right” icon_image=”338″ linked_title=”yes” uncode_shortcode_id=”178196″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fnagyhazi.hu%2Fen%2Fabout-us%2Fnagyhazi-csaba%2F|title:Nagyh%C3%A1zi%20Csaba”][\/vc_icon][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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