Saturday June 20 at the auction house "KABINET" in the Central House of artists was held the auction "Orders, medals, insignia of the Russian Empire, the objects of history". By one o'clock the auction room was already full, at least three dozen collectors were eagerly awaiting the start of bidding, and the question "What do you want to take?" you could hear the answer "Almost all". The auction started on time and in the right mood and kept it until the very end. Fought a lot, sometimes desperately, lots left with multiple exceeded the estimate. The fight was joined by several people in the hall, at least five employees of the auction house constantly "hanging" on the phone, absentee bids were generous, and the buffet, as always, abundant. In the end, 146 of the lots were selling for more than two hours. Added to the drive and organizational idea to apply Dutch system of conducting the auction on a number of inexpensive lots. In this case, the auctioneer gradually lowers the price of launch, and the first to raise bidbuy a sign on the most advantageous offer is the winner. If the hall suddenly there is struggle, then the price starts to rise Vverh@

In General, the auction was fun and productive: with the hammer went as much as 90% of the lots! As for total revenues, it has reached 4.65 million rubles, or 108% of the average total estimate, which once again proves that faleristics is one of the most successful areas for collecting in Russia. The circle of collectors of orders and medals of a close-knit, everyone knows each other, bidding on individual lots of the past was often inferior to each other in friendship. Many chose to be present personally at the auction, because the auction — is not only an occasion to complete your collection, but also to communicate. It went to the gym most lots " 80 of 131 lots sold (61%), 33 lots (25%) went to telephone customers and 18 lots (14%) went on a correspondence Stavka@

having Opened trading string of nine medals was sold out clean, and total revenue exceeded total estimate is about three times (320 thousand rubles against 98-132 thousand estimate). Eight lots went into the hall, and one — on zaochku. The most expensive was the medal "For bravery on the waters Finnish. August 13, 1789" (lot 2): two participants in the hall were arguing for it from 25 to 75 thousand rubles@

Next, in a small string of supporting documents to orders, almost no chances left to players in the hall of phone buyers. For example, four participants in the room joined in the struggle for the Certificate of right of wearing the red cross badge of 20 July 1881 on the name Catherine, Technoboy (lot 14), but lot still got the phone for 27.5 thousand rubles (estimate 10-15 thousand rubles). And lot 19, consisting of the sign in memory of 200-летия Tsarskoye Selo and personal certificate for the right to wear this sign, was selling two phones and a room with 15 to 55 thousand rubles. To 82.5 thousand rubles went bargaining for the Statute of the Imperial order of St. Vladimir (lot 22) at the start with 15 thousand rubles. And again, the phone wins. So when a buyer in the room was able to buy at the start for 3 thousand an envelope for the order of St. Stanislaus 3-й degree (lot 20), quite appropriate was a joke about the fact that "even though the bag got".

135 thousand rubles in the struggle between the two phones, and zaochku hall was bought by the Order of St. George 4th-й degree (lot 24, estimate 30-50 thousand rubles). Victory again scored phone. But shortly after this order came the turn of one of the top-лотов — unique counter "For support of the Imperial train" in the name of the commander 1-го Railway regiment S. A. Cabela (lot 26). Railway regiment was established specifically for the care and protection of all rail journeys of the Russian emperors. Bargaining for a token started with 820 thousand between the two participants in the room, but it was the case when the friendship won — I mean, one of the contenders gave another unique award for 870 thousand rubles, then asking the opponent to "produce even in the hands to hold".

When it come to Thong Imperial miniature orders and medals (miniature copies of larger orders and medals), then the host actively started to apply the Dutch system of conducting of the auction. The audience gasped. Many lots were able to buy a really a ridiculous amount of money @ & mdash; say, for 500 rubles instead of 2.5–5 thousand. And it so happened that the price went down to 500 rubles, and then again began to grow up. It happened with lot of two Imperial miniature medals "In memory of Patriotic war of 1812" (lot 39). From 500 rubles suddenly started wrestling, what — were steps then 25, then 50... rubles. And suddenly, at around 775 rubles, one of the contenders, jumping through a few auction steps, loudly and proudly announced his next bet — "thousand!". The hall gasped. Who-то even applauded from such unheard-of generosity. But even this was not enough contenders — auction came right up to 1400 robla@

And if to speak seriously, the string of his medals were only two really expensive of the lot. The reduced badge of the order of St. Vladimir (lot 44) two phones traded with 20 thousand to 110 thousand rubles, and the Imperial miniature badge of the order of the White eagle (lot 53) dial-a player bought for 100 thousand roubles, having started with 50 tysjach@

From the future auction of the achievements we can mention the sale of the St George cross 2-й class, # 11535 in the hall for 330 thousand rubles (lot 87, estimate 250-300 thousand rubles); caring part-time rate of symbol in memory 100-летия State Chancellery for 200 thousand rubles (lot 92, estimate 100-150 thousand rubles); a struggle between the two phones and two internal participants for the Sign of the red cross of the Provisional government, which in the end, the phone is ten times more expensive than the estimate (lot 135, estimate 3-5 thousand rubles and 49 thousand rubles); selling Badge-гвардии Volyn regiment of the Provisional government (lot 136) for 80 thousand rubles in the assessment of 10-15 thousand rubles@

Auction ended under the applause of those who stayed to the last lot and we finish our review regards to the auction house "KABINET" lovely summer holidays and not less productive of a new sezona@

Maria Onuchin, AI