The manuscript Akhmatova for 2.9 million and other results 24-го auction "Russian enamel"
ARTinvestment.RU   05 октября 2016

24 September 24-е auction house "Antiquarium". Gained nearly 16.4 mln. Sold, 55.8% of the lots

Apart from the manuscripts of Anna Akhmatova, among the top-лотов entered a handwritten letter of Mikhail Bulgakov to his wife Lyubov Belozerskaya, and the complete six-volume collected works of Alexander Pushkin. In total 10 purchasers from the three dozen people in the courtroom, a very active online-игроки and participants on the phones sold out 222 of 398 (55.8 %) of the lots put up for auction. The total amount of revenue amounted to slightly more than 16.4 million rubles, or 68.5% of the mean estimate of the directory.

Despite the fact that the hall, where he went, 55 of the 222 sold in the evening of the lots was very active throughout the two hours of trading, the first violin 24-м auction "Russian enamel" was playing, however, the Internet took almost half — 89 lots. Phone buyers got 61 lots and 17 lots sold for an absentee rates.

Among the rare editions of XVII–XVIII centuries (and they made up a solid string — the first 22 lots catalogue), the most expensive was the altar, the gospel, released by the Moscow Printing house on 4 June 1651 (lot 4). Instance attributable to a number of literary monuments of national importance, in a well-preserved silver frame of the XIX century, with scenes of masters and samples of silver were sold in the room at the start, over 550, 000.

One of the most notable hoaxes editions of the XIX century was the struggle for a unique business card of the famous Russian writer and disgraced philosopher Peter Yakovlevich Chaadaev (lot 41). Despite the seemingly ubiquity, business cards of members of the Russian intelligentsia — thing that almost meet at auctions and even museums they are quite rare. Perhaps that is why bargaining for a small (8.5 in. × 4.7 in) piece of thick paper 150-летней ago entered the phone room, Internet and absentee bid; the starting price is 8 000 rubles by correspondence rate were higher than the estimate (6 000-7 000 RUB.), and in the next few minutes lot went up almost 10 times and finally got a buyer on the phone for 60, 000.

Top-лотом section of books of the XIX century was the tray instance of the complete works of Pushkin in six volumes under the editorship of G. N. Gennadi (lot 76). His drawing of-игроков reached 34 people, and several of them began to fight, with room and telephone for the second six-volume edition of Pushkin's, go St-петербургском "the Publisher to the bookseller J. A. Isakov" in 1869-1871. The overall efforts of the bidders raised the price from 50 000 to 850 000 rubles, and the most resistant was again the phone.

Among the publications of the early XX century, the most expensive was richly illustrated four-volume edition of the works of N. K. Schilder "the Emperor Alexander I. His life and reign" published by A. S. suvorina in 1904-1905 (lot 142). From 55 000 RUB start lot was played between the Internet-участники, who finished a duel on a winning rate of 500 000 rbl.

One of the most amazing results that Saturday was the price of a small (only 86 pages!) and presumably inexpensive (starting price is 8 000 RUB.) of the book "Joint-stock company Bryansk rail of iron steel and mechanical plants. Bryansk plant in Bezhitsa, Oryol province," published in 1911 by the lithographic printing house of the Association I. N. Kouchnareva Ko (lot 230). A book about the history of one of the oldest machine-building enterprises of Russia played the telephone and online-участники (which, by the way, to this moment there were more than 40). Online and won, taking the lot for 110 000 rubles.

Traditionally, the great success enjoyed annual complete sets of magazines "USSR in construction" (lots 328, 331, 334), each of which went into a serious fight hall and online-участников on average four times more expensive starting prices. So, kits for 1934-й (lot 328) and 1935-й (lot 331) years, each starting from 60 000 rubles, went to new owners for 240 000 and 280 000 RUB. respectively, the numbers for 1937-й year (lot 334) was rated slightly more expensive, but, starting from 70 000 RUB., left for the same 280, 000. All these items has apart online-участники.

When they reached 300-х lots, according to my observations, the total number of auction participants has reached 80 people. Everyone was waiting for the drawing of the two handwritten letters by Mikhail Bulgakov 1930-х years from the archives friends of the family writer, composer Sergei Nikiforovich Vasilenko and his wife Tatyana Alekseevna (lots 318 and 320).

the Most interesting, of course, was a humorous letter from M. A. Bulgakov of July 22, 1934, addressed to his love E. Belozerskaya, wife of the writer (lot 318). Apparently, the letter was written on behalf of one of kittens cats Bulgakov Flour, which "would be put in the (...) basket, which carry firewood" and carried to the doctor Tobolkina (the vet). A curious document, the collection value of the Museum level from 250 000 RUB. of the starting prices was played between the Internet and room and got the last one for 550, 000.

a Second letter, addressed to T. A. Vasilenko (lot 320), such interesting history, alas, could not boast, and left (also in the hall) a little cheaper — for 320 000 RUB, if you start at 150, 000.

the Main event of the auction, of course, you can call the sale of notebooks handwritten translations of Anna Akhmatova from different authors (V. Hugo, A. France, etc.) from the collection of the writer Viktor Ardov (lot 360). 21 pages of a small lined notebook in addition to translation includes many notes, and podstranice. On the flyleaf poet wrote: "Victor Ardova instead of many heavy volumes — lightweight notebook, which he promised to preserve the history. Anna Akhmatova. 21 Oct. 1957". The promise of the Morning performed, manuscript, collectible and historical value of the Museum level, preserved. Put it up for auction with a small for things like level start in 800, 000. For the possession of a rarity many many others fought the telephone, Internet and space. The last and won by buying a notebook for 2 900 000 RUB. By the way, the compilers of the catalogue noted that the manuscript of translations of Akhmatova have been sold for 4-х auction "Cabinet" on 12 December 2015 for 2, 000, 000.

As always, note the high level of organization of the auction "Russian enamel" - hence the good result.

On the outcome of the next 25-х auction "Russian enamel" held on 29 September, we all the details will inform you soon.

Maria Kuznetsova, AI