«Istanbul city of contrasts" - the so-called failed report Simon Semyonitch Gorbunkova from the movie "The Diamond Arm". And the same could well be called the review of the past auctions.

Date - June - good or not? On the one hand, the end of the active season, the beginning of the summer lull (some galleries do close for the summer) - is a minus. And on the other - just ended Russian week in London, the price and other landmarks are clear, and it is certainly a plus, because you can make purchases, knowing the situation. In this sense, to conduct auctions in Russia during the week of London, where most gallery owners go to London and the rest follow the results are much worse. Although many believe the opposite - they say, all the attention of the art community attracted to trading in the most time trying to catch a wave. Yes, you can try, but in London, not Moscow.

So the beginning of June - the time is not the worst.

Auction held in his own room at home "Russian enamel", which seats 20 people and the turnout exceeded expectations clearly, because the organizers had to add chairs. The people gathered interesting - for example, there were representatives of three auction houses, "Gelos", "Znak-Art" and "Cabinet". And these people just do not add up ...

auction consisted of three parts: the paintings and drawings, icons, and PDI.

why I started the article from some of Istanbul's legendary film? Yes, because no one in it now contrasts inhabit. What other word, tell, call the auction, in which, firstly, of the 76 lots of paintings sold 17, ie, 22 percent of the lots, and second, put two records for sales in Russia and the amount collected was 131 percentage of the estimate - the best result of the auction season? Here is the "city of contrasts».

explain why the picture A. I. Meshchersky (Lot 22) Estimé 1,65-1,95 million rubles did not cause any interest, but for I. E. Krachkovsky (Lot 23) fought hard and the estimate for the 12 steps up from 1.3 to 3.2 million rubles, I personally can not.

Meshchersky A. Landscape with cows. The last quarter of XIX century Oil on canvas. 80 x 118 «Russian enamel." June 9, 2012. Lot 22 Estimate: 1,65-1,95 million rubles Result: Sold

Krachkovskii IE summer day. The village of Eagle. 1888-1889 Oil on canvas. 35 x 47 «Russian enamel." June 9, 2012. Lot 23 Estimate: 1.2-1.8 million rubles Result: 3.2 million rubles

After a long pause - with lots 24 to 46, until the case came to the picture I. Grabar (Lot 47). And now began the rally: sale of 13 million rubles for the 16 steps to reach 36 million, beating the phone and part-time rate, overcomes distance rate - and recorded the first record auction site "Russian Enamel" - again, a record of trading in Russia - two and record sales Grabar - three. The applause in the hall.

GRABAR IE Pears on red table cloth. 1921 Oil on cardboard. 52 x 68 «Russian enamel." June 9, 2012. Lot 47 Estimate: 12-18 million rubles Result: 36 million rubles

After a short pause before the I. Feshin (Lot 53), during which the host announces bid for Lot 49, and adds that he is personally in the catalog like most about it is this picture - "Nude» F. Rerberg . Immediately out of the hall is heard: "We will tell it to your wife," a pause, a leading embarrassed, but quickly managed and countered: "I'm a bachelor!" Laughter and applause for ingenuity.

Rerberg FI Nude. 1915 Paper, pencil and watercolor. 85 x 61 «Russian enamel." June 9, 2012. Lot 49 Estimate: 345-405 thousand rubles Result: Sold

Bidding for Lot 53 began from 15 million rubles, and again the rate of part-time with the phone for 13 caught up with the price moves up to 36 million. At this time, the phone wins. As a result, the repetition of the record fields and countries, but not sales of the artist (he is known to have been selling millions of dollars). Next there was a serious bargain for the picture Rokhlina Faith (Lot 57) with starting at 5.4 million for the 15 steps of the price reached 14 million, were traded telephone and correspondence rate. He won the phone, and it is a new record for the auction sales Rokhlina. That's because over the section of painting, where it is easy to find a buyer and millions of lots remained unsold paintings with modest prices.

NICHOLAS Feshin Still Life with Fruit. 1923 Canvas, oil. 61.4 x 72 «Russian enamel." 09/06/2012. Lot 53 Estimate: 15-21 million rubles Result: 36 million rubles

icons, as always, is not selling very well: of the 11 lots sold three.

turned out that the majority of attendees came for the section of DPI. And he walked briskly 45 percent sold, of which Hall bought 12 lots, telephones - 16, and 11 lots left in absentee rates. Most of the lots traded to the struggle of two, three or more steps. Especially good was sold china, glassware as well as small plastic. In the bronze figures, too, were willing to fight in the hall and on the phone - and do not buy them just because that never reached the reserve price is not. Porcelain and bronze, and could show better results, but the reserves were suddenly much higher starting price.

the whole auction was a success, we congratulate the organizers and note to myself first, then that there are lots of interesting buyers with serious money, and secondly, a good demand for porcelain. The latter, incidentally, is also confirmed by the Russian Antique Salon: The third floor is gradually filled with galleries offering this kind of art.

Babulin Constantine, AI