New world auction record for a piece of Art Nouveau jewellery

This week it was set a new world auction record for any piece of Art Nouveau jewelry as well as for a piece of jewellery by René Lalique. The top lot of the auction was the following Art Nouveau enamel, diamond and pearl pendant necklace by Lalique, fetching $978,480, smashing its $131,000 high estimate. It happened this…

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Art Nouveau Luxury hotels opening soon in Paris & Prague

Luxury continues to grow faster than any other segment of the travel industry and to cater this growing demand new properties are opening all over the world. New hotels open worldwide with premium facilities and locations. A way to make new hotels unique is to establish them in exclusive buildings. Because Art Nouveau is more and…

Kozma street cemetery - Jewish Cemetery - Art Nouveau private experience in Budapest

The Art Nouveau cemetery of Budapest opens for our tours

From now on, the travellers booking our “Complete Budapest Art Nouveau private tour” will also visit the Jewish  Kozma Street Cemetery in the 10th district of Budapest. Until now, it was not open to organised private tours, making it very difficult to explore. The graves, mausoleums and shrines are excellent imprints of the Jewish culture and the Hungarian Secession…