On Saturday, May 18, passed the next auction "Russian and Western European art, collectibles" house "Russian enamel." The auction, held on the day of museum worker suggested museum-quality works and showed record results.

auction catalog at this time was made with great care: it sequentially arranged sections of paintings and drawings, icons , silver, enamel, jewelry, badges, ceramics and glass and bronze and hours - only 242 lots. And in each of the sections present its top lot - for example, the icon of "God Almighty" in a silver frame (Lot 61) or silver ladle in the Russian style (lot 79). Thus, the most expensive and interesting items were evenly distributed over the course of trading that kept the interest of buyers to the very end.

Moreover, the organizers even published a brochure on the main lots of trades - "Russian enamel. Favorites. " Unfortunately, the detailed description of the items were omitted their catalog numbers, as, indeed, and the information about the auction.

Start trading was given at the beginning of the second, 10-15 minutes on the tradition of waiting latecomers. The hall was attended by about 25 people, but as it became clear in the course of the auction - this is only a small part of the contenders for the contents of the directory: many prefer personal presence and journey through the sweltering Moscow negotiating on the phone. And indeed, most of the results were shown exactly phones 36 purchases were made in this way, Hall won 15 times, zaochku got 14 lots.

Of 242 lots offered for sale at the auction was 65 purchased in the amount of 106,199,200 rubles. Thus, the result in terms of money - 84.9%of the average estimate - one of the highest for the auction this year.

Bidding opened thong painting, and these first 57 lots were given the most controversial results. On the one hand, when out of the 57 works sold for just 5 - it's weird. On the other - high final figure these trades are required to precisely Painting (5 earned for the lots sold 90 million rubles).

But let's go in order.

The first interesting auction played out for the" Landscape with Cows » A. I. Meshcherskij (Lot 12). The oil of this format is rarely seen at auction in the database AI such work less than 10 pieces. Not surprisingly, for this lot argued room and telephone, which from the start at 435,000 rubles in 7 steps brought the price down to 650,000.

Meshchersk AI Landscape with Cows The last quarter of the XIX century canvas oil. 80 x 118 Russian enamel. 18.03.2013. Lot 12 Estimate: 000-540 435 000 Result: 650 000 rubles Source: auction-rusenamel.ru

next lot, for which a real exciting fight broke out, and was the most significant event of the day. "Market Square in Uglich» Juon (Lot 20) before the start of trading known as the undisputed top lot of the auction. The work of the museum level, with a rich exhibition history and impeccable provenance (it comes from the collection of the artist circle of "World of Art" Loitsyanskii) could not attract the most serious and close attention from potential buyers.

Just holding my breath, sitting in the audience watching the confrontation between the two phones and the buyer in the room. Starting with the 30 million rubles, they did not concede to each other for 16 steps: first walked on two million, then, when the price rose to $ 50 million and the stakes have become truly great, went for five. The higher rates went, the longer the pause lasted from each player. They seem to ask themselves: Is it worth it then? Answered is - and moved on. As a result, big-city view Juon got to party in the hall for 76 million rubles. This is a record figure for the current auction "Russian enamel." It is the highest result for Juon work ever sold at public auction. This is the highest price of all for ever sold at auction Russian paintings, moreover, this figure is almost twice (or more precisely, 1.6) covers the last year's record - 48 million rubles, paid for by the marina Aivazovsky "Mount Athos" 23 November last year at the auction house "Russian Seasons". And of course, pleased that AI was present at such a wonderful event.

YuON KF Market Square in Uglich (Troika in Uglich). 1914 paper on cardboard, tempera. 62 x 83 Russian enamel. 18.03.2013. Lot 20 Estimate: 30 000 000-39 000 000 Result: 76 million rubles Source: auction-rusenamel.ru

Not without bargaining are gone and watched by millions of lots: large sanguine «Model» B. Kustodiev (Lot 21) from start to 6,000,000 in 4 steps increased the price to 8,000,000 rubles, and for which the purchaser has got on the phone and he also won a small duel for "Sketch of women's dresses» L. Bakst (Lot 22), paying him 4.9 million rubles at the start to 4.5 million rubles.

section of icons was sold 5 of 8 exhibited lots. The most expensive of them expected was the icon of the "Lord Almighty" in a silver frame (Lot 61), for which the buyer paid 1.4 million rubles.

It should be noted that for those things that have been sold, traded to the last, 10-20 steps. Regardless of the starting number. Often it was only the phones, sometimes from three to four, to any who did not want to yield to each other. Perhaps this partly explains not the largest percentage of lots sold - albeit tuned to fight, but that it was necessary from time to time and take breath ...

bucket in Russian style. Russia, Moscow, workshop I.F.Tarabrova, 1899-1908 Silver; colored cabochons, casting, engraving, carving, kanfarenie size 50 x 25 x 24. Weight 2078 Russian enamel. 18.03.2013. Lot 79 Estimate: 1 050 000-1 500 000 Result: 2,200,000 rubles Source: auction-rusenamel.ru

Next fight: in 20 steps and room number four played podnosnogo silver ladle in the Russian style (lot 79). As a result, for 2.2 million rubles (starting with 1.05 million) bucket left to the buyer in the room - after all there is a difference: to see the thing in the trades with their own eyes or in the picture, and the atmosphere at that time was already quite incandescent.

Sometimes just such protracted battles won and absentee rates - for example, the circle of "Hero, striking the dragon" (lot 82). Despite all attempts to interrupt number bet, the lot was for correspondence Bidu, the final price, however, in the course of trade (in 11 steps!) Rose from 1.5 to 2.8 million rubles.

Enamels enthusiasm did not cause, but for jewelry players argued. Especially liked the buyers diamond ring end of the XIX century (lot 132) and gold earrings "Antique jugs" (lot 134) - They fought for the right for a few phones. As a result, the ring went for 1.25 million rubles (300,000 above the high estimate), and earrings - for 110 million, nearly double the 60,000 starting.

Vase with branches hop . USSR, Dulevo Porcelain Factory, the artist N.M.Borisov, 1950 Porcelain painting, gilding diverging pattern Height 21.3 cm Top Diameter 11 cm Russian enamel. 18.03.2013. Lot 216 Estimate: 30 000-54 000 Result: 81,000 rubles Source: auction-rusenamel.ru

His most long Bargain - 26 steps - arranged for the participants Dulevo porcelain vase factory-1950s depicting branches of hops (lot 216). The total price of the lot is more than 2.5 times higher than the start of a 30 000, and a vase left to the buyer on the phone, pereupryamivshemu room for 81,000 rubles. Interestingly, the first step of the participants went on, then by half a step, and at the end of 500 and 1000 rubles - so did not want to give in to each other. And it is 2 hours after the start of trading.

past auction again will make sure that the components of the success of such trading - a high level of proposed works, attention to the trends of the market and the interest of potential buyers, just estimeyty and a wide price range (this time from the buyers paid 7,500 rubles to 76 million rubles), - if they are present in the proper quantity, always leads to record results. That and we wish the next auction.

Maria Kuznetsova, AI