"Empire" December 19: no top, but comes with a price
ARTinvestment.RU   28 декабря 2015

Sold 67 % catalog 113,4 % of the mean estimate of the directory. It was interesting, at times dramatic, and overall very revealing

December 19 at the auction house "Antiquarium" held auction "the St. Petersburg collection, Samizdat, Unofficial art, Books, autographs, paintings, drawings".

the Phrase in the headline, was overheard during the auction for lot No. 3 — book of Leonid Andreyev's "King Hunger". Auction began with the start of the 65 000 rubles, and after God knows how many steps, for the sum of 450 000, one contestant took first a pause to "phone a friend", after a short consultation, the fighting continued. On the amount of 600,000 rubles for the second party asked for a pause to "call a friend"; after lengthy negotiations on the question: "What top?" from the tube was made: "No top", and the fight continued. As a result, lot went to the second party for 750 000 roubles. In this very revealing and bright fragment of the auction shows, what an interesting and sometimes dramatic atmosphere to it. As a result, we have wonderful statistics.

the Percentage of sales of the auction were much higher than the average of the results of the Moscow market this year — 67 %, and if you take the main string of the auction — books, even higher — 79 %; moreover, almost all the lots were sold with the struggle of ten — twenty steps that unprecedented rare case, especially now in the crisis. And that's not all: the vast majority of lots @154 mdas — was purchased hall, on the second place with a huge margin was the Internet that conquered 27 lots, on third place — absentee bids, the owners have got 11 lots, the last place humbly took tends to zero phone option to participate in the bidding — 2 lots. By the way, the hall was attended by about twenty people, and observers was not among them, each participated in the auction and that-то Yes won.

Now briefly go over the thongs.

With a book section, everything is clear: this segment of collecting what is called "the chin", and, despite the crisis and increasing competition (and it gets worse: in used books is still open for new auctions, which have long been forgotten painting and numismatics), designated under the sun while everyone is in.

Next the number of lots sold string — graphics: 44 % is also above the market (average market 35 %); here, however, the fight wasn't and most of the lots were sold at the start and only in the case where the price was adequate to today's realities. For example, was not sold to "landscape with a tree and female figure" (lot 184) Sveshnikova because the start was 75 000, 20 000 above the market price. And despite the fact that Sveshnikov — is one of the most marketable artists at the moment, the prices are all-таки should be the market. In General, confirmed the current trend: interest in graphics grew, but, as in painting, requires good things of the first names at reasonable prices.

Section painting sold 33 % — on a completely average level of the year, no more and no less. Now it is a given, and change the percentage of care can only be very qualitative things that, despite everything, remain in short supply. A good illustration of this statement was to fight for "Composition" Edward Steinberg (lot 195): strong, beautiful, classic work sought after by collectors of the artist deservedly reached 300 000 from the start of 200, 000, ten steps are not inferior to each other two participants in the hall. We congratulate the buyer, because the price, however, was favorable and, if necessary, the subsequent sale will not be exact.

in the end?

In the end, a good point at the end of this year, we sincerely congratulate auction house "Antiquarium" and wish them to hold this level and the next leap year. Which, of course, simple is never.



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13/07
1502.83
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1502.83
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