Through Four Seasons' Eyes Budapest - IMEX America
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statuettes, etchings, paintings<br />
and Chinese porcelain. Moró<br />
also boasts a rare and extensive<br />
collection of walking sticks<br />
embellished with ivory and silver.<br />
Exhibits are often held for their<br />
latest acquisitions.<br />
Nagyházi Gallery<br />
(V. Balaton utca 8; www.nagyhazi.hu)<br />
A dedicated team of art historians<br />
will guide you through a firstclass<br />
collection of 19th and 20th<br />
century paintings, Biedermeier<br />
furniture, carpets, decorative<br />
pieces, folk art as well as<br />
jewelry. With at least ten and as<br />
many as 20 auctions scheduled<br />
throughout the year, there are<br />
plenty of opportunities to make<br />
a bid on rare finds. Renowned<br />
pieces sold at previous auctions<br />
include works by Titian and<br />
Johann Michael Rottmayr.<br />
Nemes Gallery<br />
(V. Falk Miksa utca 28;<br />
www.nemesgaleria.hu)<br />
Owner and founder Gyula Nemes<br />
opened his first gallery in 1994<br />
and later expanded the operation<br />
to include a shop in Buda<br />
behind Széll Kálmán tér. The<br />
gallery’s specialty is Hungarian<br />
paintings and graphic art from<br />
the 19th and 20th centuries, with<br />
the occasional appearance of<br />
international masterpieces of the<br />
16th to 20th centuries. Furniture<br />
and ceramics also feature in their<br />
collection.<br />
Ómama Antik<br />
(II. Frankel Leó út 7;<br />
www.omamaantik.hu)<br />
In a category all its own, Ómama<br />
proffers antique and vintage<br />
clothing – Christian Dior, Gucci,<br />
Gianfranco Ferré – as well as<br />
vintage costume jewelry and<br />
sundry accessories and textiles.<br />
Their rich stock also includes<br />
ceramics, porcelain, furniture<br />
and assorted homewares from the<br />
1920s to present day. Sister store<br />
in Pest, Ómama Bizsuja (V. Szent<br />
István körút 1) carries decorative<br />
pieces for the home as well as<br />
silverwork and antique jewelry<br />
from such visionaries as Chanel<br />
and Coro. The period in focus is<br />
the 1850s to the 1960s.<br />
Pintér Antik<br />
(V. Falk Miksa utca 10;<br />
www.pinterantik.hu)<br />
The labyrinthine space of<br />
Pintér Antiques spans 2,000<br />
square meters, and is filled<br />
to the brim with antique<br />
furniture, carpets, Art-Deco and<br />
Secessionist chandeliers as well<br />
as paintings from the 19th and<br />
20th centuries. The adjoining<br />
Szonja Pintér Gallery specializes<br />
in contemporary Hungarian<br />
painting and sculpture. Should<br />
you tire from the adventure of<br />
perusing the vast treasury, you<br />
can take a break in the café.<br />
Auctions held approximately once<br />
a month and more frequently in<br />
December. Restoration services<br />
are available for items purchased<br />
in-house.