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Czech art and antiques are on high demand among collectors

Prague is the treasure chest of Central Europe. Despite the clumsy traces of the Communist regime, visible here and there, its streets are filled with plush cafes and babble from half a dozen lands, and galleries filled with renowned artist and an astonishing selection of emerging artists, blooming with the fast, pace this city is getting accustomed to. The art is present on every step, out in the open, on the Art Nouveau buildings to the shadowed streets with sleek, tastefully designed galleries in the city center.

Prague Art dealers are emerging cluster catering to the increasingly thirsty collectors of art and antiques from this part of Europe. It seems like the iron curtain was fueling the inquiring art minds desire to see and most importantly acquire piece of the work of remarkable array of Czech artists. Their work is buzzing in the ears of art aficionados, which come to Prague for more than the sites and the beer. They go back home to hang Czech contemporary art as centerpiece in the living room or amaze guests at dinner parties with stunning glassware designed and manufactured in the Czech Republic.

Czech Baroque, Art Nouveau, Cubist, Art Deco and Functionalist design is quickly catching on with antiques collectors. Carefully restored furniture piece can turn a living room from mediocre to eye catching; hand-painted Art Deco vase may just be the ideal and unique birthday present for your loved one. The cream of the crop with deep pockets can indulge in turn of the 20th century restored dining room furniture, unmatched by quality and originality.

Prague is the treasure chest of Central Europe, which opens to reveal an impressive palette of art pieces inspired by its 1000-year history merged with a cosmopolitan whirlpool of today and tomorrow.