February 25 at 17.00 began auction number 9 ( 40) "Old and rare books, maps, engravings» , organized by the auction house "Kabinet." After graduating from the previous auction - "Order, medals, insignia of the Russian Empire. The objects of history "- took about three hours. The audience in the hall has been replaced almost entirely, though, whether the time between bids less, perhaps one of the first participants in Saturday's auction would have stayed on the second auction.

Total sale was billed 376 lots with a total estimate of 15 237 750-18 110 800 rubles. Organizers have collected quite a diverse catalog, estimeytov range - from 300 rubles to 2,300,000 rubles. According to the observations in the audience, sold 151 lots (40.1%) totaling $ 4.962 million rubles - the average, but overall a good result for our domestic auction recently.

in the hall were about 25 people. Trades, interestingly, began with almost no build-up already for the third lot. For « Velleya Paterkula sokraschenie grecheskiya and rimskiya istorii ..." (item number 3) decided to fight two people in the hall and part-time rate: from 50 000 rubles, the price came to 80,000, but the correspondence rate is not crossed.

Lot 3. Velleya Paterkula sokraschenie grecheskiya and rimskiya istorii ... 1774 Estimate: 56-67 thousand rubles Result: 80 000 rubles Kabinet. The auction number 9. 25.02.2012

Then it all became quiet in the bed, went to buy one or two steps with occasional bursts of activity.

This is confirmed by statistics Number:

• 17 lots were bought by absentee rates;
• 61 lot - the participants in the hall, where about 37 of them bought the two men on the activity of which I have already mentioned several times by analyzing the Moscow book auctions;
• 70 lots purchased by phone.

Incidentally, correspondence rates were quite active - both quantitatively and qualitatively. The total number of absentee bids I counted, but, feeling, there were many, and most of them were designed just for bargaining, and not a random purchase at launch, in the absence of other bidders. In the sports hall in the rate of participant in the fight against absentee rate for «John Meissonier reasoning about knowledge itself ..." (item number 27) raised the price from 60 to 100 thousand rubles, but the replay correspondence rate was not could.

Lot 27. John Meissonier reasoning about knowledge itself, which shows the nature and importance, and the great superiority of the benefits of this great science, and as a means to achieving thereof ... 1820 Estimate: 60-80 thousand rubles Result: 100 000 Kabinet rubles. The auction number 9. 25.02.2012

As usual, when people gather auction hall, the combined interest in what happens, not without humor. So, after bidding for the book IM Snegirev "Moscow. Detailed historical and archaeological description of the city ... "(item number 51) , when in 1 000 with the price of 37,500 rubles to 42,500, and the phone has won one of the most active participants in the audience was made:" This is how quietly sold all over Moscow ... "The next lot - D. Prozorovskiy book" On the counterfeit, and novodelnyh rubles of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich ... "(item number 52) - went even faster to start for 2000 rubles, the party by telephone, followed by a replica of Anatoly Borovkov, "And this is how quietly sold justice." Those who know the circumstances which now resides Anatoly understand the hidden sense of humor.

again surprised the sale of pictures of the 16 lots sold 13 - is 81%. What is this new trend? And again, as a few hours earlier, the greatest excitement aroused picture actress of the Russian Ballet. For portrait of the great Anna Pavlova (item number 70) was traded a few people in the room and the phone: over 19 (!) Moves the price has risen from 46 thousand to 150 thousand rubles, and after 100,000 party on the phone took a step 20,000, hoping to scare the hall. But no such luck: the hall continued to fight and surrendered only to the figure 150,000 rubles.

Lot 70. Anna Pavlova. Photo ... 1910 Estimate: 46-55 thousand rubles Result: 150 000 rubles Kabinet. The auction number 9. 25.02.2012

passing, I note that the string of old photographs (mostly of the Romanov family pictures) very decently sold on the first Saturday's auction, yet is clearly more appropriate would be the second. It is not clear how to explain the appearance of photos in the catalog Kshesinskaia Matilda "Orders, medals, insignia of the Russian Empire. The objects of history, "while a photo of Anna Pavlova, as necessary, placed in a catalog of old books, etc.

But back to the hall. At least recklessly went for auction «Caucasian collection ..." (lot number 104) : 25 thousand rubles the price reached 55 000, in the midst of the phone a couple times increased step by declaring their firm intentions. And still got his.

Lot 104. Caucasian book, published with the permission of the Most High at the direction of the Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich when he was Commander in Chief of His Imperial Highness the Caucasian Armieyu ... 1890 Estimate: 25-30 thousand rubles Result: 55 000 rubles Kabinet. The auction number 9. 25.02.2012

There were a few fights ended with the excess of the estimate is three, and even five times.

Due to the good reaction of the audience remembered the two unsold lots.

So, buy a book JS Barkov, "Joy of the Empress" (lot number 370) with a very candid illustrations and estimate 12-15 thousand rubles there were no volunteers. But here's the request of the same Anatoly Borovkov to read or even look at pictures hall supported.

Lot 370. Igor Barkov Joy Empress. Tel Aviv, Publisher "The Dawn" [1981] Estimate: 12-15 thousand rubles Result: not sold Kabinet. The auction number 9. 25.02.2012

A few minutes before the end of trading on the put a poster in 1946 " Election Day in the Supreme Soviet of the USSR - a national holiday "(lot number 351) . Hall greeted him with laughter, it characterizes the current political moment, as they say in the political information in the not so distant past.

Lot 351. The poster "Election Day in the Supreme Soviet of the USSR - a national holiday ..." 1946 Estimate: 21,5-23 rubles Result: not sold Kabinet. The auction number 9. 25.02.2012

Election elections and auctions go, people are fighting for lots of exciting, life goes on and I am sure, will continue after March 5, despite the result.

Babulin Constantine, AI