Bernheimer Fine Old Masters

In 1887, Lehmann Bernheimer bought a small coffee house and beer garden (owned and run by an Englishman) called the English Café.

In its place was built the Bernheimer-Haus, which was officially opened in December 1889 by Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria.

[1] Initially, the focus was on high-quality textiles, with the manufacture of luxury goods being slowly added.

In the late 1930s, he and his family were sent by the Nazis to Dachau concentration camp, but they were eventually allowed to emigrate to Venezuela.

In 2002, he bought Colnaghi of London, the oldest existing art dealer in the world.