"What may be the world's most valuable collection of Zsolnay porcelain has arrived back in Pécs, where it was made, from the US.The city bought the 600-piece collection from an American-Hungarian for €2.5 million.
President Pál Schmitt, mayor Zsolt Páva and state secretary Géza Szőcs attended the opening of the Golden Era of Zsolnay exhibition in Pécs Wednesday evening.
Two surviving members of the Zsolnay family, Zsófia Mattyasovszky and Antónia Sikorski, also attended."
Source: Hungary Around the Clock.
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03.09.2010