Books in the "Empire" on April 12. White gloves are not in store, but in vain
ARTinvestment.RU   17 апреля 2014

April 12 in "Empire" was an auction of antique books, autographs, photographs and posters. And podauktsion "Eseniana" - edition of Meeting SF Antonov. Briefly on the results

last time in my seminars we ask the audience a simple question that turns out not so easy: there is now a crisis or not ?

answer seems to be obvious: yes, there is . And for justification does not need to go far : here and with its policy of sanctions for the Crimea (and still expect to continue for the Ukraine ) , and the weakening ruble and rising prices , and the economic downturn , and the outflow of capital , and ... Well , enough. All bad everywhere - even lie down and die .

So , but not quite so .

For example, if you happened to be last Saturday , on April 12 at a second-hand auction "Empire" , then you would be pleasantly surprised , first, the number of people who came to the auction - 50-60 people ( full house ); secondly, the mood of these people - quite fighting ( as actual sounds , especially after the news around town Slavonic) and thirdly , the desire of these people do not spend money on bread and on the books. Books also food only spiritual , I would argue , and some readers will be absolutely right , because as long as we live in desire, we are alive and we are. In this sense, the most important component of auctions - is the presence of them active, energetic , regardless of age , gamblers who are not afraid of the fight , neither hardship nor , most importantly, tomorrow. As the classic " Nails would make of these people ..." What they crisis when the auction 12 volumes of Karamzin and his handwritten letter (Lot 31 , estimate 1.6-1.8 million) ? Or photolithographic pattern NA Naidenova "Moscow . Churches, monasteries and churches ... "(lot 97 , estimate 800-850 thousand) ? Or a podauktsiln " Eseniana "? In general, there is a will , and the money there .

So full house at auction more than five hundred of the main auction lots and nearly one in " Eseniana ." Much? For second-hand auctions - a common thing .

results are as follows : 61 %of lots sold from the main auction and ... pause ... all stand ... 100%of lots sold and 200 %on the money in the " Eseniana " . Drumbeat fanfare. Auctioneer in such situations rely handing white gloves , of which , alas, was not in the hall . Congratulations to the organizers !

Some more statistics . Were the most active participants in the hall , to snap up 41 %of the lots , in second place were absentee bids , winning 37 %of the lots , the third - the participants on the phone, which got 16 %of the lots , and the short list of participants who have bet in online mode via Internet : they took 6 %of the lots . The Internet has become completely full participant , bets are made quickly , not break the rhythm , everything is convenient .

Bidding began not so : the first part of the 11 lots have been removed, mostly not sold. But the twelfth - "The Legend of navigation " - is a good bargaining went twice start for 70 000 rubles . Next up for auction put " Historical Description of Russian commerce at all ports and borders ... " MD Chulkova in twenty volumes ( item 12a) ; there are actively trading did not happen, but the lot was for 5.5 million rubles, the upper estimate . Over the next top lot - twelve volumes and handwritten letter NM Karamzin (Lot 31) - clashed hard : start with 1.6 million price rose by more than two times and stood at around 3.8 million rubles, which is equivalent to more than 100 000 dollars - that's you and spiritual food . Rather, gunpowder, and he appeared to have in the old dog yet , so the fight for the next mentioned by us above the top lot - "Moscow . Churches, monasteries and churches " NA Naydenov (Lot 97) was developed as acute : start with 800 000 price easily soared to 1.5 million final . Next auction went smoothly, but at a very fast pace. We usually welcome when everything is going fast, but in this case still overkill. Although the explanation is: the same day , and later took another antiquarian auction , and many wanted to hit him , too .

Active trades were not only expensive items , battles occurred and modest start of the book. So, for "Album of the activities of the Moscow municipal government to organize aid to sick and wounded soldiers and their families designed to " (lot 247) struggle assumed a really fundamental nature : from the start of 25,000 rubles for nearly thirty paces price reached 200,000 . Meanwhile, starting with approximately one hundred thousand in the audience became much wonder, what happens , for which participants grappled so ? Obviously, except Collector attended any other motive - for example, needed a gift to someone of the Moscow health officials . Or another remarkable episode when leading after minimal pause hurried to announce that the lot number 274 is removed, the hall went just four hands with bids cards - as if in protest , and even after that fight was ridiculous - with 4000 to 5000 rubles in increments of one hundred rubles - but it's not her, but the fact that haste in such cases is misplaced .

as usual, the book sold well Mayakovsky , and for the lot number 340 poet autograph party in the hall from the start of 190,000 rubles was arguing with the phone within 11 steps ; Hall proved stubborn , though, and paid for the opportunity to enjoy his favorite poet edition 400 000 rubles. Generally autographs this time were excellent , exceeding the initial prices and five , and ten or more times . For example , autograph Yevtushenko (lot 373) from the start in 1000 rubles for an uncountable number of steps has been sold for 24,000 . Krupskaya A autograph on a postcard with her portrait (lot 498) from the start of 3000 came to 125,000 rubles, get, note absentee rate - and by leading sight was clear that the chances were no kill . I wonder if the ceiling at this absentee bid ?

Thus ended the main catalog of the auction after the break all started trading for items in the " Eseniana ." There is nothing to comment too much , except that it was a fight for everything. At first, there were two lots sold , but after reached the end , they came back and sold . I note a few interesting moments. Above, we mentioned to you that the price for an autograph Krupskaya was higher prices for autographs creative people , poets and filmmakers . But, fortunately , not very high . Esenina on the autograph book " Keys Mary " (lot 38) was sold to the hall from the start 350 000 400 000. That's autograph poet and bully rightly proved four times more expensive autograph wife of the leader of the world proletariat - the story puts everything in its place .

But it was not the most expensive autograph Esenina. The champion of the day was the last lot - an excerpt of the poem "Bully " from " Confessions of a bully ," the handwriting of the poet ( Lot 95 ) . From the start of some 350,000 people in the room and the Internet twenty- two steps inflated the price to 1.4 million rubles. Poems , admittedly, shrill , read :

Vzbrezzhi , midnight, moon pitcher

Sovcom milk birches !

As if anyone wants to strangle

hands crosses churchyard.

Rove horror black hills

Malice thief jets in our garden .

Only myself am a robber and ham

And blood steppe horse thief .

Who seen as boils in the night

boiled cheremuh army ?

me in the night in blue steppe

Somewhere with a bludgeon stand .

Oh, my head withered bush ,

song sucked me prisoner.

sentenced to prison feelings I

Twirl millstone poems.

But fear not , the mad wind ,

Spit quietly leaves the meadows .

not erase me the nickname " the poet »,

in songs and I like you a bully .

So what we started with my review ? On the question whether there is a crisis ?

Of course there is, but not for enthusiastic people. So we all wish good luck , optimism and gambling hooliganism in achieving their goals and circumstances and means scaled down , you'll see .

Konstantin Babulin , AI