Thursday, July 14, at the hotel "MARRIOTT Moscow Tverskaya" was held auction house "Russian enamel" is called"Rare books, manuscripts, photographs and drawings". Who said summer — is low season for auction sales? The results of the auction prove the opposite. Bidding is exactly in the middle of summer was more than successful. Collectors-букинисты not only love to come to see each other (in the hall were about three dozen people), but also to bargain. And it was for that: auction a strong selection of reported revenues in the amount of 31.5 mln. — 123% of the average total estimate. With hammer away 70 % of the lots (254 of 361). Of those 290 lots, the sale of which I managed to observe most of the items bought in the hall — 102. On lot 42, respectively, bought phone and online-игроки. And only 18 of the lots went to zaochke. So in the summer season, buyers prefer maximum involvement in the bidding process.

At the last auction were predictable top-лоты and seven-figure results, who became a complete surprise for the audience. The first category includes, for example, the photograph of Isaac Babel with his autograph on the back (lot 216). The author of the picture — writer Tatiana Tess — remembered that Babel did not like to be photographed and his photographs in adulthood is almost there. Photograph signed Babel on the back: against this man runs my life. M. 3.VII.30". Per lot auction began with 500 thousand rubles by correspondence rate (estimate for the lot 240-250 thousand rubles). Party in the hall, which were traded on behalf of his client, tried in vain to argue extramural studies. Stopped at around 1.5 million rubles. the distance bet Won.

Another predictable top-лот that is available after the printed catalog is lot 5A: 30-томник I. Golikov "acts of Peter the Great" (Moscow: University typ., N. Novikova, 1788-1789). Edition, extremely rare in complete set, it was purchased by the party in the hall for 6.5 million rubles (lot estimate 5.5 to 5.7 million rubles).

the Lifetime editions of Pushkin can also be attributed to the category of the expected top-лотов. His "history of the Pugachev rebellion" (SPb.: In Type. II Otd. Own. E. I. V. Office, 1834), which went under the lot number 31-м, was purchased by a party in the hall at the start for 1.2 million rubles (estimate 1,2–1,3 million rubles). A complete set of the magazine "Russian Museum Vladimir Izmailov (Moscow: University typ., 1815), which was first printed in a total of 16 poems of A. S. Pushkin, in the fight hall with phone was sold for 900 thousand rubles (estimate 550-600 thousand rubles). A lot went to the player on the phone. Several publications of Pushkin was also sold out: "the Literary Museum in 1827, Vladimir Izmailov went for 260 thousand rubles (lot 23; estimation of 200-220 thousand rubles); "Sorevnovatel of education and charity, 1825, with three poems of the poet found the owner's for 260 thousand rubles (lot 20; rating 110-120 thousand rubles), etc.

Book of poems by T. G. Shevchenko "Chyhyryn Kobzar" and "Haydamaky" (SPb.: In Type. H. Hinze, 1844) was estimated at 400-440 thousand rubles (lot 40). What-то time for the publication of betting phone the player, but pretty soon he had to give in under the pressure of multiple online-игроков (probably from Kiev, — were talking in the hall). Further online-торг ended with a triple excess start — at the level of 1.2 million rubles.

a Traditional interest among booksellers are books of military subjects — the history of warfare, private military formations, etc. At the auction "Russian enamel" was two editions of this kind from the library of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, and that Imperial provenance seems to have added excitement traded. So, "Manual of military law, compiled by the state Councilor, doctor of jurisprudence Nicholas Christmas" (SPb.: In Type. C. Praz, 1853 – lot 48) with 75 thousand. rose to 320 thousand rubles., and "description of the action of the black sea fleet in the continuation of the war with Turkey in 1828 and 1829 years" (SPb.: In Type. Carla CRIA, 1850, lot 45) increased in price from 55 to 300 thousand rubles. (both books came from the collection of Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich).

These and many other lots went for predictable high price. But there were unexpected sales — 39-кратным and even 66-кратным (!) exceeding the estimate. We are talking about two rare books of the early twentieth century. First, the bargaining broke out of a book of German physician Magnus Hirschfeld's "Third sex Berlin" (translated from German., editorship of Professor V. N. Pirogov. SPb.: SPb. Commercial. Tipo-Литография, Vilenchik, 1908, lot 142). Hirschfeld coined the term "transvestite" and was one of the first defenders of the rights of sexual minorities. The book argued the players in the room via the Internet and by phone. Estimate for the lot was 44-45 thousand rubles., but the dispute in rates reached colossal figures 1.75 mlnrub. Won one of the phone buyers. Immediately after with no less and with great enthusiasm clashed with the players for the edition of 1908 St.-петербургской printing Labor Farm "the Secrets of our clubs" (lot 143). The book is only 103 pages, describing the world of gambling with the gamblers, ladies of the club, the victims of passion (modern gamers), etc., went from 66-кратным excess of estimate –— for the 2 million RUB (score from 28 to 30 thousand rubles). Won a lot of phone party. After the sale of these two editions of the hall was a good joke about the fact that the books come out even more expensive than lifetime editions of Pushkin. @Ndashто was delighted deliverer.

Next auction "Russian enamel" will be held July 27 only online-формате. The catalog was about 400 lots of books, manuscripts, postcards, photographs, posters and graphics.

Maria Onuchina, AI