"KABINET" on may 27. A brief summary
ARTinvestment.RU   06 июня 2016

27 may "KABINET" held the fifth in its history, the auction "Rare books, autographs and manuscripts"

the auction Catalogue, which included 376 lots, including many interesting and rare early editions of the XVIII — late twentieth century. Among the top-лотов allocated lifetime editions of the classics of Russian literature of the XIX century, lots associated with the name of A. S. Pushkin, a large section of Ukrainian literature, as well as many other historical documents and publications.

it is Quite natural that the result of the auction came under a collection level catalogue. Two and a half hours of bargaining, twenty people gathered in a hall "Library" of the hotel "Ukraine", about three dozen Internet-участников, as well as customers by phone and correspondence the bidder has snatched up about 40 % of the catalog — 139 lots, paying for them with more than 17.7 million rubles, or 46 % of the average total estimate of all lots.

the Highest activity (and size!) he distinguished himself in this time online, where the left half (61 of 139) of all sold lots that night. Hall has won 53 times, telephone — 22. Absentee bids were made on 19 lots, but they have won only three times.

the Pace and the tone of trading asked, perhaps, is the first major result of the evening — 700 000 rubles for a rare edition of Peter the great's 1722 book the historiography of pochty name, fame and expansion of the Slavic people and their kings..." (lot 2). The drawing started with 600 000 rubles, and the book went to the buyer on the phone, head to the victorious opponent.

From the start in the same 600 000 just a little-чуть't reached a million yet one participant in the room and the phone, arguing for the possession of one of the first Russian geographical encyclopedia "Geographical dictionary of the Russian state, written in the present hold a" Sekatawa A. and L. M. Maksimovic (lot 23). Rare, complete set of six in an all-leather seat covers of the same era went to the gym in four steps for 850 000 rubles.

the First book, who took the million mark, was a rare lifetime edition of "Auditor" of N. Gogol (lot 65). The second, revised, edition of apps of the play, issued by the Moscow printing house Nikolai Stepanov in 1841, went to the gym at a starting price of 1 000 000 rubles.

the Company "the Auditor" Gogol in group lots-миллионников made up two more books. So, a small sensation was the sale of a rare "History of the life-гвардии Pavlovsky regiment. 1790-1890" By P. N. Voronova, 1890 (lot 148). Lavishly decorated and illustrated, with gold lettering on upper cover and spine of the book from the start 400 000 rubles absentee rate has attracted the attention of one of the participants in the room, broke the resistance of the correspondence bidder rate of 1 000 000 rubles.

it is Interesting that the third "lot for a million" also went to the hall (quite a rare occurrence: as practice shows, such a major purchase is usually done over the phone or on the Internet). This lot was a true bibliophilic rarity —отпечатанный small number of copies of the two volumes of A. E. Felkerzam "Inventory silver of the court of his Imperial Majesty" edition Gomarsall part of the Imperial court 1907 (lot 235).

was at the last auction and a couple of lots, which up to a million is not enough only step, or rather, 50 000 rubles. The first of them — six-volume "History of the reign of Peter the Great" H. G. Ustryalov, published in typography II Department of His Imperial Majesty's Chancellery in 1858-1863. (lot 98, start 650 000 RUB). Second — one of the top-лотов the entire auction — "Historical portrait gallery" (lot 139, 640, 000. start) — rare edition, released very small quantities and almost never seen in the kit. Both lots went into the hall for 950 000 rubles each.

But it's all hall. Most expensive purchase by phone was lot 239 — luxury illustrated gift edition of "Tsarskoye Selo during the reign of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna" A. N. Benoit 1910, which was attended by M. V. Dobuzhinsky, E. E. Lansere, D. I. Mitrokhin, and K. A. Somov. With 600 000 rubles starting price, poborovshis a few steps (and whole, and half step) with the party in the hall, phone the player bought this item for 825 000 rubles.

the Record hammer price for the Internet began 800 000, which paid one of the participants, having bought a bet on hall of rare and the most comprehensive monograph about the history of the Alexander Nevsky-Невской monastery in St.-Петербурге — book "Alexander Nevsky-Невская Laurel. 1713-1913: an Historical study with 277 portraits and snapshots" S. G. Runkevich. Starting from 180 000, edition, published by St-петербургской the Synodal printing house in 1913, and put a record value growth: the hammer price was higher starting in 4.4 times.

In total the 10 most expensive lots of the evening brought in a moneybox of the organizers of 48.7 % of the proceeds of the auction.

as a General Summing up, we note that much success at the last auction of used books of historical orientation. Great attention was given to the selection of Russian classical literature. But the books related to the topic of Ukraine, much to our surprise, alas, this time the enthusiasm has not caused.

Congratulations to rare book club" with a confident and worthy (especially for summer time) and wait for the next auction, which is scheduled for the beginning of July.

Maria Kuznetsova, AI