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Nagel - A traditional Company

The Stuttgarter Fine Art Auction House was founded in 1922, and is therefore one of the oldest Fine art auction houses in Germany. Originally a family business, it has, since the seventies, developed to become one of the largest and most renowned auction houses in Germany. Favourably situated in financially the strongest of the Federal States, between the Rhineland and Munich - in a city that has gained international fame through names like Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Bosch, and is one of the most important international economic centres - and easily accessible from central European states, Nagel attractive to a regional and international clientele whose purchasing power is of a particularly high level.

Nagel - An Up- to- Date Auction House

In addition to the intensive, specialist attention given to their pieces of art work by a team of highly experienced colleagues, our clients appreciate the swift and correct processing of their orders. They in which also profit from the use of our database search program, in which the names of thousands of interested parties are registered. In 1991, the firm moved to its new residence, and is now located in the prestigious "Moerikehof". Here, we offer spacious conditions for exhibitions and previews, hardly equalled throughout Europe, thus ensuring that the works of art our clients entrust to us are given a truly premium presentation.

Nagel - An Authority on the Arts

The basis of our auction house is our team of colleagues and experts, the majority boasting many years of experience in our firm. We are renowned for meticulous and intensive processing and academic cataloguing of all items included in the auctions. The catalogues are richly laid out, lavishly illustrated, and are appreciated amongst experts as reference books. Publications completed under the active supervision of the firm Nagel - and including specialist literature written by colleagues in the firm, about antiques and collectors, carpets -have enabled us to pass on practical information to a wide circle of friends of the arts.

Nagel International Auktionen

Nagel traditionally stages four major auctions each year in Stuttgart. These consist of several thousand lots, and focus on furniture, paintings, arts and crafts, collector's carpets and fine art from outside Europe. Since 1991, the firm has also held one major annual auction in Leipzig. For more than 25 years, the Auction House Nagel has also conducted specialised auctions of antique and old collector's carpets. At the present time, these take place twice a year and have earned international respect. In addition to this, since Asian Art has established itself so successfully on the international market, two such auctions take place annually. At the present time, three specialized modern art auctions take place each year. Top prices have lent fame to these auctions in the last few years, and they are further supported and prepared by worldwide press advertisements and specialist publications. Acquisition for all Nagel Auktionen is carried out by our experts in the Stuttgart main office, or in the course of acquisition appointments all around the world. These are conducted either by agents in the various countries or by our own representatives:

The Leipzig branch was established as early as in 1990. Nagel was therefore "first past the post" and is the only firm of auctioneers to hold auctions in Leipzig on a regular basis. With the support of the Stuttgart main office, an independent firm of auctioneers will come into being in the foreseable future. A Japanese representative has, for many years now, maintained contact between our firm and the Far East. Our representation in Israel is still relatively young, but has, nonetheless, vigorously endeavoured to establish itself, and can already bask in the light of its first successes. Plans have been laid to massively increase these endeavours in the future.

In the year 2000 NAGEL AUKTIONEN was mentioned more than 2500 times in the press and therefore became an international brandname.