"KABINET" June 18, 2016. A brief summary
ARTinvestment.RU   24 июня 2016

High (even for a "literary Fund") have specialized lots

last Saturday, 18 June in the hall "Dolgoruky" at the Four Seasons auction house "Russian enamel" held 18-е in its history, the auction "Rare books, manuscripts, photographs and posters.

in Addition to the new venue (the newly opened Four Seasons hotel ("Moscow") auction was held for the first time), the auction was different and even unusual for a "literary Fund" strings of several lots of jewelry and decorative-прикладного of art presented for auction partners auction house. What is clear: the auction was held during the Gala charity evening with the support of the Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation, Agency for international projects in the field of culture, education and sports, International Alliance of "The Luxury Network", College of decorative-прикладного arts named after Karl Faberge, a number of the leading Russian jewelry companies. In addition, according to the organizers, the funds raised during the auction, will direct grants to outstanding students of the College of decorative-прикладного arts named after Karl Faberge and art-профессионального Lyceum St-Петербурга name of Carl Faberge.

In General, the event was secular, and this time the company loyal customers of the "literary Fund", the bibliophiles and collectors amounted to a secular audience — girl model looks and their companions. The beginning of trading in the hall were about forty people, maybe more. Approximately two dozen participants watched the progress of the auction in real time via the Internet.

Sold in total 8.5 million RUB — by 23.66% average estimate of all lots of the catalogue. The most popular, despite the abundance of new faces in the auction hall, were relevant to the "literary Fund" of the book. Silver nor "Hare" of the St-Петербургской of Carl Faberge 1910-1917 years (lot 171, estimate 5-7 million rubles 6), or a gorgeous Grand piano Blüthner PH Grand by Paul Henningsen (lot 173, estimate of 8.95–RUB 10 million), or almost all other luxury items in this affiliate Thong, unfortunately, that day did not find buyers. Moreover, the second part of the catalogue, if you count it separately, showed a rather high (even for a "literary Fund") level of care as lots — more than 60 %, and for the money — 82% of the average total estimate.

More than half (52 of 100) of lots sold in this time went to the room. Internet and telephone players showed almost equal activity and bought a 24 and 21 lots, respectively. Absentee bid wins only three times.

Millions of sales last Saturday on the "Cabinet" did not happen, but in 500 000 roubles have passed at once three lots. The first of them — book Afanasii Filimonovich Shafonsky "Description of the plague, in the former capital city of Moscow from 1770-1772 year..." 1775 edition with the author's dedicatory inscription to count Petr Aleksandrovich Buturlin (lot 6). From the start of 300 000 rubles, the lot was drawn between the two phones and went to the winner via five steps for 550 000 RUB. For the same amount just a few minutes later, was sold lot 33 — ten sheets in the composite binding of copperplate Engraving strong vodka" Ivan Shishkin, 1873 from the collection of the Duke G. G. Mecklenburg. For the possession of a very rare album of etchings of the recognized classics of Russian painting from 350 000 rubles. start fought two phones and Internet-участник. Won again the phone.

The highest price for the hall —, 500, 000. — paid for complete set of the 90 editions of the illustrated magazine "the Capital and the estate. Journal of the beautiful life 1913-1917 years (lot 83). For magazines, is decorated in five ledernavi bookbinding and publishing (cover, from the start of 300 000 rubles. entered into battle and the Internet, but hall bet to outbid him failed. Hall got another rare complete set of monthly literary-художественного illustrated magazine "Heat-птица" — most luxurious periodicals of the first wave of Russian emigration (lot 106). 14 rooms 1921-1926 years in two modern tselnokozhany bindings gone into new hands for 400 000 rubles from the start in 120, 000.

defeated in the struggle for magazines, the Internet-участники still took its toll. And one of them just became a kind of hero of the day, buying one of the most notable auction lots — "most difficult award in the history": iron medal "For drunkenness. 1714" made for the anniversary of the Saint-Петербургского society of guardianship of national sobriety in 1914. This medal — a copy of the "prize" of 1714, Peter I established to combat widespread Russian drunkenness. Interestingly, Peter I relied not so much on incriminating inscription — "For drunkenness" as the weight of the coin. Along with chains and a collar trophy weighed about 7 kg, for which he received the title of the heaviest medals in the history. The medal hung on the neck so that it was impossible to remove on their own and, according to some, "duty" has to be worn for weeks.

the Sale of this "coin" ended one of the most intense and long draws all day long. With a modest start in the 80 000 RUB in a bitter struggle of several Internet-участников lot went up four times and a half and got the winner for 360 000 rubles.

By the way, this medal has been sold three years ago at one of the Moscow auctions, but then she got a new owner is much cheaper — 220, 000. Obviously, the struggle with addictions every year it becomes more expensive.

in Addition to the magazines about the good life and the themes of health, great success with the participants was drawn to publications associated with the name of the artist Leon Bakst, whose retrospective exhibition opened recently in the Pushkin Museum. One of 500 copies of Paris rare books "Drawings by Leon Bakst for "Sleeping beauty"..." in French, released in 1922 (lot 110), starting from 70 000 rubles, went to the gym more than three times more expensive — for 220 000 rubles. And one of 315 copies of the monograph by A. Levinson, Bakst. The story of the life of the artist" in English, 1923 edition of the same 70 000 start, went a little cheaper — 180 000 rubles.

In total the bar of $ 100 000 that Saturday stepped over 27 (out of 100) of lots sold. It is easy to calculate that 27% of the most expensive lots 18-го auction "Russian enamel" brought to the Treasury of the organizers of 74 % (6,3 million) of the proceeds of the auction.

Well, the more "literary Fund" experimenting with their catalogues, the more interesting to follow their trades.

Looking ahead, we say that the next 19-й auction "Russian enamel" was successfully held yesterday in the rooms of the hotel "national". On the auction results we describe on our website in the near future.

Maria Kuznetsova, AI