A good, working the auction. Hall set the tone of what we have lost the habit a bit lately. This means that the season will be active and is already gaining momentum. Results - within good statistics

March 2 auction house "Kabinet" held two auctions, the first sale were devoted to painting and drawing (of which we spoke The hall was attended by 35 guests and 7 members Auction liaise with members on the phone - not a record of attendance, but it is quite good. Especially in such cases, quality over quantity, but the quality is just what all was in order. That set the tone hall at these auctions: the participants in the room were already owners of 126 lots (58%of the purchased), 67 lots literally captured from participants on the conference room phones, and only 23 got lots absentee rates.

1) 20 lithographs from drawings K. P. Beggrow types of people living between the Caspian and Black Seas (lot 77). Lot sold for $ 700 000 after serious bargaining in 13 steps between multiple phones and hall; defeated party on the phone.

2) Album of Central Asia. Photos D. Ermakov (lot 179) went to start, for 320 000, party hall.

3) The album "Moscow reconstructed» Alexander Rodchenko and Barbara (Lot 435), too, was the subject of a fierce struggle between the two phones and part-time rate, which started with 320, 000 and ended on the 12th step and the amount of 850 thousand rubles. The winner was again a telephone participant. I must say that this publication has already exhibited in the "office" November 21, 2012 with an estimate of 320-400 thousand, and were sold with a serious struggle for 1.4 million rubles. This time the organizers have raised the upper estimate to 460,000, and although the result of last year to block the participants, no matter how hard fought, failed, but the current auction record for the amount they have achieved and adrenaline added to all present.

From the one hundred and thirtieth lot, when prices began to fall within a range of up to one hundred thousand, the bidding slowly began to gain momentum. Then one item in ten steps compete, then after another. And with the two hundred and fiftieth and generally found cut diamond - sold every second lot. So, for a rare edition of "Rayonism» Mikhail Fedorovich Larionov (Lot 256) beat four: two telephones, room and part-time rate. Hall won, but it took him 13 steps and the amount of 150,000 rubles, which is almost three times higher than the start.

again starting price has nearly tripled in the struggle for an illustrated the complete works of M. Yu . Lermontov (lot 277): take-off from 60 000 to 150 000, and again did not give room phone.

But for a lifetime edition A. Remizov "King Dodon" (lot 315 ) price has increased five-fold - from a modest 120 to 550 000 insane. And no wonder: the hall said that the spring came, and the book was provided with erotic illustrations Baxt ...

of the interesting trends I want to draw attention to two. So, were all bought 11 lots, the title of which was attended by the "Russian popular prints." All of these items, from the market in two or three steps or no bargaining, bought one participant orders over the phone through its agent in the hall. In this work an agent is so pleased with some of its neighbors in the audience that after the auction, it received offers of cooperation on these trades.

Another trend - lots associated with the name of V. Mayakovsky. I do not know what's causing it - maybe an interest in the person and work of the poet? However, they say that soon the museum is closed for renovation - maybe something to do with this? Overall, there were six lots, and sold everything. Over the lifetime edition of "Mayakovsky smiling. Mayakovsky laughs. Mayakovsky mocks "(lot 343) two members in the audience struggled struggled with the phone, but could not overcome, but held out for 21 steps, raising the price from 50 000 to 240 000. The climax of the struggle for Mayakovsky can be considered the battle for the "but. From: New Poems "(lot 384), which came together again in the party room and telephone. Bidding lasted forty paces, from the starting price of 25,000 rose to 300 000, and again did not give the phone. After which many took them as interesting that interest to Mayakovsky.

So, to sum up the results. Trading is fun, no discouragement or pessimism in the ranks of auction participants is not observed at all. Season is gaining momentum. I am sure we should expect more and records, and interesting trends. We will monitor and catch luck.

Constantine Babulin, AI