Dorotheum
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| Dorotheum AG | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Founded | 1707 |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
| Key people | []], Chairman Martin Boehm |
| Industry | Auctions |
| Products | [[]] |
| Revenue | € bn (as of 2004) |
| Website | www.dorotheum.com |
The auction house Dorotheum, established in 1707, has its headquarters in Vienna on the Dorotheergasse. It is the largest auction house in both Central and German-speaking Europe. Besides auctions, the retail sector also plays a major role in Dorotheum's business. In the Dorotheum, furniture, porcelain, and jewelry from various centuries are put up for auction. The objects are first presented in an exihibtion room, and there is also a selling room. The building is constructed in the neo-classical style. It is an attraction for Viennese natives and numerous tourists alike.
Branches exist in the twelve districts in Vienna, in the Austrian states (Dornbirn, Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz, Pasching, Salzburg, Wiener Neustadt, and St. Pölten), the Czech capital of Prague, and the Italian city of Milan.
[edit] History
The firm's establishment as the Versatz- und Fragamt zu Wien was carried out by Emperor Joseph I in 1707. Seventy years later it moved into the former Dorotheerkloster, which gave it its current name of Dorotheum. The new building of the Dorothem Palace in the location of the old cloister was completed in 1901. At the end of the 1980s, the building's foyer and interior were redisigned by the Viennese architect and designer Luigi Blau. In 2001, the Dorotheum was sold to an Austrian consortium and since then has greatly expanded.
[edit] References
- The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.
