November 16th House "Znak" held regular trading. 60%of the money paid for the members of the Order and are desperately fighting for a medal "for drunkenness." Twenty pounds of weight - and they are not confused

Last Saturday , November 16 Auction House " Znak " spent his major autumn auction - auction Vicesima Prima. Spent , it must be said , not bad : it sold 166 of the 452 exhibited lots in the amount of 29,407,200 rubles ( 41.79 %of the mean estimate ).

Bidding this level " Znak " holds three times a year - in November, December and May , so it's appropriate that this auction has attracted attention not only to numismatists , and faleristov Bonists , but even numerous members of the media .

auction , famous for its high level of organization , traditionally held at the Marriott Royal Aurora, in the heart of Moscow. Walked at a good pace : only 3 hours , with a break .

the beginning of trading in the hall was attended by about four dozen people. The main rivalry in the struggle for the lots just erupted between them and the owners of the absentee rates; eventually into the hall took 66 lots , zaochku won 69 out of 99 times (very good indicator, showing once again proving the effectiveness of this form of participation in the auction ) , buyers got on the phone lot 31 - are to blame , it was necessary to be more active .

most productive section of the auction was the logical string of the "Order ", opened the bidding and brought the organizers of the auction 17,912,000 rubles, or 60.9 %of total revenue. Natural - because that's what this section includes most of lots already for some time before certain trades in the top lots of the auction .

This definition is fully justified by the results of bargaining on Lot 67. One of the few remaining signs of the Order of St. Stanislaus II degree with the Imperial crown , made in St. Petersburg workshop Keibel - Kemmerer (one of three known copies of which are in private collections ) . Lot was at the start , for 4.5 million rubles to the buyer on the phone and became the most expensive purchase of the evening .

Badge of the Order of St. Stanislaus II degree with the Imperial crown . The company " Keibel - Kemmerer ," 1840 Gold and enamel . 71,1 × 46 mm . Weight 27.06 g Znak . 16.11.2013 . Lot 67 Base rate: 4.5 million rubles Result: 4.5 million rubles Source : znak-auction.ru

Award medal "In memory of the 50th anniversary of the appointment of His Majesty the Emperor chief of the Royal Prussian Lancers ." St. Petersburg Mint . A. Griliches medalist Gold. Diameter of 26.3 mm . Weight 18.07 g Znak . 16.11.2013 . Lot 105 Base rate: 3.8 million rubles Result: 3.8 million rubles Source : znak-auction.ru

most expensive part-time purchase was Lot 105 from the award medals (aka - the biggest result of the thong ) - Medal "In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the appointment of His Majesty the Emperor chief of the Royal Prussian Lancers . " The only known specimen is stored in a private collection , was sold at the start also , for 3.8 million rubles .

million results were noted several lots catalog. Lot 46 ( the Order of St. Vladimir I-II degree , the star of the Order of St. Vladimir and moire ribbon in one lot ) was sold for 1.9 million rubles, Lot 47 ( the Order of St. Vladimir I-II degree with swords ) paid 1.35 million rubles - both lots sold at the start of the buyer on the phone. Lot 51 ( the Order of St. Anne I-II degree of " Diamond ") for 3.5 million rubles, and Lot 139 (the sign of the 42nd Infantry Regiment of the Yakut ) for 1.4 million rubles were sold at the start of absentee rate.

Objects higher price segment went mainly for the start , without a struggle , and the main auction went to the middle price segment . Here are examples of some of the most persistent struggles .

One of the longest , 13 and 10 steps , respectively , intramural battles unfolded at these auctions for lots 73 and 74 - the insignia for 15 years ( at the Vladimir tape for civil officials) and in 25 years ( by Alexander ribbon ) immaculate service . For both lots were fighting the phone and the buyer in the audience who managed to raise the price from 45,000 before the start of the 95 000 in the first case and from 90 000 to 180 000 in the second .

start trading times already exceeded the baseline assessment at times - when started with the highest absentee rates . For example, a sample of the public auction of the banknote of 10 rubles in 1898 (lot 337 ), previously priced at 65,000 rubles, began with 105,000 rubles - and they also ended. Lot was at the start of absentee bids owner . And here is the 10 - ruble banknote 1898 (lot 338 ) received a baseline assessment of "only" 25 000, but absentee bids forced the auctioneer to start with as many as 75,000 rubles ( three times higher than the base) , as a result of the lot was in room for 80 000 rubles .

Similarly, samples are traded for cash payment obligations of the Central People's Commissariat of Finance of the Russian Federation in 1923 to 250 (Lot 345 ) and 1000 (Lot 346) gold rubles . The first paper left on the start, for 430 000 rubles (measured at 180,000 rubles ) at the rate of part-time , second left in the same hands , but for 510,000 rubles (estimate - 190 000 rubles).

Medal "For drinking. 1714 » Cast iron. 36 × 33 cm Znak . 16.11.2013 . Lot 118 Base rate: 45,000 rubles Result: 220,000 rubles Source : znak-auction.ru

most anticipated and discussed auction lot - cast iron medal "for drunkenness in 1714 " made for the anniversary of the St. Petersburg Society of guardianship of the national sobriety in 1914.

This medal - a copy of " award " in 1714 , founded by Peter I to deal with the ubiquitous Russian drunkenness . It is interesting that Peter I relied less on a prophetic inscription - "For drunkenness " as the weight of the coin. Along with chains and a collar trophy weighed 8 pounds, for which he received the title of the heaviest medals in history. According to some reports, the " duty " has to be worn for a week. Today, this trophy is clearly not lost its relevance : for the lot struggled absentee bid , and three people in the room (the latter, apparently, were present at the auction for the sake polupudovoy " rewards "). Bargaining went quite long and really stressful. Under the comments of people in the audience (" Well, what ? A good gift ," " There are some comrades who can deliver it ," etc. ) is almost 20 steps did not yield to each other contenders , but in the end turned into a real fight a duel - there were two of the most stubborn and reckless . As a result, from the start of a 45 000 medal went to the most persistent and went into the hall for 220 000, surpassing the start by almost 5 times .

On this positive note , perhaps, and finish .

We wish the auction house " Znak " no less successful and interesting lots in the upcoming winter auction.

Maria Kuznetsova , AI