an encyclopedia entry . to meet wikipedia s quality standards and conform to the neutral point of view policy please help to introduce a more formal style and remove any personally invested tone . march 2008 dorotheum gmbh & co kg type public industry auctions founded 1707 headquarters vienna austria key people chairman martin boehm lucas tinzl number of employees ca. 530 website www.dorotheum.com dorotheum the dorotheum german pronunciation do o te m listen established in 1707 is one of the world s oldest auction houses . 1 it has its headquarters in vienna on the dorotheergasse and is the largest auction house in both continental and german speaking europe . besides auctions the retail sector also plays a major role in dorotheum s business . in the dorotheum works of art antiques furniture and jewellery from various centuries are put up for auction . the building is constructed in the neo classical style . it is an attraction for viennese natives and numerous tourists alike . branches exist in vienna in the austrian states the czech capital of prague and the italian cities of milan and rome as well as in d sseldorf munich and brussels . contents 1 history 2 gallery 3 references 4 external links history edit 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 redesigned by the viennese architect and designer luigi blau . in 2001 the dorotheum was sold to an austrian consortium and since then has greatly expanded . gallery edit girl with straw hat by friedrich von amerling der gelunge brief by adolf eberle vase by mile gall portrait of a boy possibly james ii by anthony van dyck painting from the florentine school 17th century anonymous s dliche landschaft mit lavendel georg macco de 1914 . references edit going going any more bids . wieninternational.at . 2007 03 28 . retrieved 2007 04 16 . the information in this article is based on a translation of its german equivalent . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to dorotheum . official website coordinates 48 12 22 n 16 22 06 e 48.20611 n 16.36833 e 48.20611 ; 16.36833 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dorotheum & oldid 744262763 categories auction housescompanies of austriaculture of vienna1707 establishments in the holy roman empirevisitor attractions in viennabuildings and structures in viennahidden categories interlanguage link template link numberwikipedia articles needing style editing from march 2008all articles needing style editingcommons category with local link same as on wikidatacoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages danskdeutschfran aisnederlands edit links this page was last modified on 14 october 2016 at 04 20 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view