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Pleichertorstraße 5
97070 Würzburg
Telefon +49 931 3053-0
Telefax +49 931 3053-900
info.wur@maritim.de
www.maritim.de
Distance: approx. 1,5 km
Neubaustraße 7
97070 Würzburg
Telefon +49 931 30930
Telefax +49 931 3093100
www.rebstock.com
Distance: approx. 300 m
Am Pleidenturm 5
97070 Würzburg
Telefon +49 931 35 20-0
Telefax +49 931 35 20-500
walfisch@hotel-walfisch.com
www.hotel-walfisch.com
Distance: approx. 500 m
(non smoking hotel)
Sanderstrasse 1a
97070 Würzburg
Telefon +49 931 35 58 40
Telefax +49 931 35 58 430
info@hotel-till-eulenspiegel.de
www.hotel-till-eulenspiegel.de
Distance: approx. 400 m
Company history
The Zemanek-Münster art auction house in Würzburg has been involved with African art since the beginning of the nineties and it has become Europe's only auction house that specializes exclusively in non-European art.
The company started in 1978 as a small and distinguished antique shop for European art in Würzburg. Its first art auction was held seven years later, initially in rented rooms. In addition to their premises in Würzburg, Zemanek-Münster had been running art auctions for many years in Miltenberg (Frankfurt am Main) and following the reunification of Germany in 1989 in Dresden, the provincial capital of Saxony. In 1992 Zemanek-Münster moved into their premises in the Hörleingasse, Würzburg, an old blacksmith's shop in former times. In the summer of 2007 the auction house was renovated to provide more exhibition space and a new glass roof also considerably improved presentation.
In 1990 Zemanek-Münster was already reacting to emerging changes on the arts market. In 1991 the company started to specialise in non-European art with the separation of the Africa collection belonging to the late artist and great collector Joachim Schlotterbeck, who died in 2007.
The family run company today has eight full-time employees, who are art historians and ethnologists for European art and non-European art. The extended team also includes photographers, layouters and other enthusiastic employees. Their professional qualifications, academic application and the dedication with which auction catalogues are compiled have gained them a high degree of customer trust. The company is now widely regarded for its integrity, reliability and fairness in dealings with bidders and consignors all over the world.
These constant high standards have led to the success of this small, family-run company at an international level. In addition, amicable relationships with both customers and employees and a warm and welcoming atmosphere all form part of the Zemanek-Münster company philosophy and have proved a decisive factor in the success of the art auction house. The future is also in safe hands: David Zemanek, the older son, who grew up surrounded by art and is a qualified art-ethnologist himself, will take over in the future.
Restorations
We would be delighted to inform you about qualified and independent restorers or base-manufacturers upon request, phone +49 931 17721.
