March 23 auction house "Russian enamel" opened the spring season bidding monthly auction of Russian and Western European art.

Traditionally directory (this time, however, the existing only in electronic form) were presented paintings, drawings, section of decorative art - made of silver, glass, porcelain, bronzes, jewelry.

SNOW March Saturday afternoon (start of trading was assigned to the hour of the day) in the auction hall on Gogol Boulevard gathered about half a dozen people, not to frighten the weather, mainly those who came to buy something for himself, and not on duty. Waiting for latecomers people viewed items on display in the stands, to the subjects pritsenivayas DPI - for it is in this category are top lots: lot 92 - vases paired "Triton" of the Victorian era (the highest auction estimate: 380 000 - 450 000), lot 93 - Chandelier "Goddess Diana" (estimate: 255 000 - 290 000 rubles) and Lot 115 - enamel coffee set for 6 people (estimate: 285 000 - 300 000).

• Vases pair "Triton." The end of the nineteenth century.
  Silver, casting, gilding. 20 x 23 (each)
  Weight: 3389 g
  Russian enamel. 03/23/2013. Lot 92
  Estimate: 000-450 380 000

At the beginning of the second hour Open section of the day auction of fine art. Quick Start, to use sports terminology, did not work: the first result showed Lot 22 - a poster of the Association "Explorer" in 1897, who went to the hall for 1,100 rubles. After it was sold several works Natta Konysheva and Igor Mayorov . Surprisingly, but left out the "Summer Landscape» Basil Voronkov (Lot 23), "Bois de Boulogne" Basil Pustoshkin (Lot 27), "Portrait of A» Victor Popkov (Lot 70), costumes, performed Erte (Lot 32) and Dmitry Bushen (items 35 and 36), and a number of interesting paintings and graphics.

Konysheva NI Pigeons. 1971 Oil on board, 25,5 x 34,8 Russian enamel. 03/23/2013. Lot 64 Estimate: 6 000-9 000 Result: 6 000

MAYOROV IE The Lady with flowers. 1970 Watercolour, 20.5 x 28,5 Russian enamel. 03/23/2013. Lot 79 Estimate: 550-1000 rubles Result: 1400 rubles

greatest enthusiasm among buyers in the hall and correspondence players called string ceramics: of the 40 lots in this section have been sold to 17 - mostly mid-priced items, in the range of 4 500-30 000. For ceramics traded: for interesting things were arguing and participants in the hall, and a hall with a telephone, and correspondence were rates.

But the most expensive lot of the auction was Lot 115 - coffee set, justified the proud title top prize. The product of the Leningrad plant "Russian Gems' 1974 release of silver, polychrome enamels on filigree with gilding, the service of the 22 items left over 295 000 by absentee rate, slightly short of the upper limit of the estimate.

Coffee services (22 subjects). 1974 Russia, Leningrad plant "Russian Gems» Silver, polychrome enamel on filigree, gilding Weight 2 961 Russian enamel. 03/23/2013. Lot 115 Estimate: 285 000-300 000 Selling price: 295 000

open season, with what and congratulate the organizers! It turned out not all, but in the spirit of the collected Bonhams'a collection, always pleasant, light atmosphere, a constant dialogue with the audience, the auction house attentiveness to customers, of course, played a positive role in the next auction.

Maria Kuznetsova, AI