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Auction of the year: The Andy Vajna Collection! – PHOTOS
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Hungarian-born media mogul Andy Vajna died this January, and he left an enormous heritage behind. A fascinating collection of his personal belongings will be auctioned off in December, but everyone is welcome to take a look at it beforehand.
The Hungarian film producer and media mogul’s heritage is approximately 67 billion Hungarian Forints (204 million Euros) which he made from his work in the film industry and the many businesses he owned. He was the 18th richest Hungarian on Forbes’s list. He owned several television stations, radio channels, gambling institutions, commercials, estates and restaurants as well.
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Now, thanks to his widow Tímea Vajna, a collection of his personal belongings are going to be auctioned off for a good cause, Index reports. The auction will take place at Nagyházi Gallery and Auction House on 7 December, but until then, those interested can take a look at the exhibition of his belongings every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Andy Vajna collection consists of 225 objects, and a portion of the profits goes to the Centre for Pediatric Cardiology, Gottsegen György Hungarian Institute of Cardiology.
There are a variety of items in the collection, including photographs signed by Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, furniture, posters, movie relics and ornaments. There is also an original Munkácsy artwork worth 28 million Forints (appr. 83,000 Euros), and Vajna’s Bentley Cabrio is on this list too.
