Results of the auction "Kabinet" on November 11. Orders and letters - entry of
ARTinvestment.RU   12 ноября 2012

List of orders, medals, objects of history - a genre, with jokes, rhymes, fun bargaining, a high percentage of sales

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Sales orders, medals, objects of history - it's still a genre, with its own atmosphere. Compare them with the painting - as a ballet with the circus. In the best sense of the word, that is, they both are good and interesting, but it is very different. Collectors of this topic - people clockwork, so usually the auctions are not just jokes, quips, but the fascinating bargaining, and ends with a high percentage of sales. Last Sunday, in this sense, is no exception.

Trades "cabinet" on November 11 (the theme - "400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty") will be successful: there were about 40 people (well: a lot) , the majority - middle-aged men in sweaters (well: customers), a leading - Andrew (explicit guarantee professional management), the correct day (Sunday gives a chance for the lack of traffic jams). To start declared that those who came specifically for lot 158, - all good-bye. Order of St. Stanislaus for people of non-Christian religion with the launch of 750 thousand rubles was withdrawn from the auction. However, the hair on this one did not tear. And whirl.

Fine art was presented at the best lithographic portraits of princes and empress. Portraits of those, by the way, left with a noticeable bargaining (sometimes double the estimate) for the 35-65 thousand rubles. A directory of top lots in terms of cost were two medals - Catherine Level 2 (Lot 20) and Andrew (lot 21). Each valued at 12.4 million rubles, but both remained unsold. The most expensive purchase of the auction of the day was a gold cigarette case of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich: Lot 36 was sold at the start for 1.2 million rubles. Among the most affordable auction items can be noted, for example, Lot 19 - medal in memory of the miraculous rescue of Alexander II for 5000 rubles, or token in honor of the Millennium of Russia for 3,400 rubles, or token in honor of Pushkin for 2700 rubles (lot 181). As always at the auction "Cabinet" - for every budget.

cigarette with facsimile signature of the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, which belonged to the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich Kabinet. 11/11/2012. Lot 36 Result: 1.2 million rubles

To order, our usual statistics. Of 290 lots were sold 116. That is 40%. Total revenue exceeded 10 million rubles. However, these figures do not convey the real passions.

With good bargaining (often from 210 to 330 rubles) sold love letters of Emperor Alexander II c Princess Catherine Dolgorukova. Someone much needed. Letters serious, very intimate: no oohs aahs, and a strong "Decameron».

himself negotiating for the letters was particularly amusing. On lots 31 and 32, claimed a phone buyer. The representative of the auction began to call him from the room rate, and then in the tube on the other end sounded the church bells - so loud that they could hear everything without any "hands-free". So under the chime and traded. "Well, nothing is sacred" - a joke swept through the hall. The result - 350 000 from the start in the 210 - room applauded.

liked the atmosphere. To the best of relaxed, fairly strict - an indicator of a good grade of the auction. It's great motivation. Plus important customer focus. Everyone understands why have gathered here. Therefore, if the time has not managed to get through to the customer or missed his lot, then it is permissible to ask for help auctioneer. He figured out what to do. Two similar situations were and Sunday. In the first case (the communication problem and the dealer does not get through), for example, it was decided to return to the lot later. And everything is fine: returned and sold. In the second case, the buyer in the room "slept" bargain for his lot. Well, it happens. Auctioneer in response promised to set the alarm, but provided an opportunity to buy gape party. Yes, the frequent violation of the rules leads to confusion - this is unsustainable. But just a little, as a seasoning - a very pretty well. Moral: in awkward situations, do not shade. The auction runs for buyers and will do what it can.

not undertake to say that the auction has opened some new trends. Good care of rare letters, Easter eggs with monograms (I suspect that the gifts), rare and cheap order. Pretty bad sold archival photographs. Exception - photos of the emperor. But it is almost always the case. Nothing new. As in that market orders and subjects of history demonstrates an enviable liquidity and stability to the crisis and psychosis amid expectations of new shocks.

At auction amused by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI