December 15 the auction house "Russian enamel" held 37-е in its history and concluding in 2016 antiquarian auction "Rare books, autographs, photographs and posters".

In the auction catalog of the 371 lot includes editions of the XVIII — XX centuries, arranged in chronological order, including the rarity of Peter's time, the first and lifetime editions of the classics of Russian literature, photographs, autographs, F. Shalyapin, D. Burliuk, S. Lifar, and others.

I Must say that the last week of December was unusually fruitful for many (rare book and FROM) auction. A rare day in Moscow without a single-двух auctions. Likely, this is low for a "literary Fund" (and pretty decent if you compare with the overall performance) the performance of past trades. Two hours of time the auction went under the hammer 148 of 371 (39,89 %) of the lots, totaling more than 14.2 million rubles, or 56,67 % of the average total estimate directory.

a Large part of the purchased divided between them the hall where this time were about 25-30 (47 lots), and Internet-участники, which was little more than forty men (46 lots), the phone won 31 times and 24 times the distance bet won.

the strongest, as the interest of the public, and at an average price per lot was the first quarter of the catalog, which includes documents, books and periodicals 1711 — 1840-х years edition. Most (62 %) total revenue of the auction, the organizers managed to get after drawing the first 50 (including lot 50) lots. 19 lots sold in this part of the catalog earned a little less than 9 million rubles.

however major resistance level more than 100 thousand rubles reached the hammer price 25 of 148 lots sold; again to illustrate the regularity that 20 % (in our case 16,8 %) sold brought 80% of the income.

the First major result was recorded in the beginning of the auction: a rare edition 1722 "Book the historiography of pochty name, fame and expansion of the Slavic people and their kings and rulers under many names and with many kingdoms, kingdoms and provinces" (lot of 3) went to the buyer on the Internet at a starting price of 400 thousand rubles.

a Few lots later came the turn perhaps one of the most curious historical documents catalog — of the decree of October 19, 1765 "about ostavlenii from military service with the rank of Guard Lieutenant Leib-Гвардии Semenov regiment Nicholas A. Pushin" with the handwritten signature of the Empress Catherine II Alexeyevna (lot 6). Starting with absentee rate of 55 thousand roubles (pre-auction: 48-50 thousand RUB) the lot was drawn among the participants in the Internet and got the winner four times more expensive start — 220 thousand.

• Handwritten signature of the Empress Catherine II Alexeyevna under the decree ostavlenii from military service with the rank of Guard Lieutenant Leib-Гвардии Semenov regiment Nicholas A. Puschin
  The literary Fund. 15.12.2016. Lot 6
  Estimate: 48 000-50, 000.
  the Result: a 220, 000.
  litfund.ru

But this, they say, was just a warm-up before the main fights (and shopping). So, exactly two times more, 800 thousand rubles, paid the participant by phone, perekopivka rates from several online-игроков on a four-volume essay"History slovenskih different peoples, especially the Bulgarians, Croats, and Serbs. From the darkness of oblivion seized and in light of the historically produced by John Rajic," 1794-1795 gg edition (lot 19), starting with 550 thousand rubles.

the Most expensive lot of the past in the Network, was the book "the fables of Ivan Krylov" outline engravings A. P. Sapozhnikov (probably the best Russian illustrations to the fables of Krylov, in his opinion. P. Smirnova-Сокольского) issued by the printing house of A. Smirdin in 1834 (lot 42). With 800 thousand rubles. start edition gone into new hands in one easy step, for 850 thousand.

the Apotheosis of the evening was absolute top draw-лота trading — compilation of the magazine "Son of Fatherland" for 1812-1840. (lot 50A). 180 rooms (138 bindings) one of the oldest Russian magazines, played an important role in the development of social thought in the early nineteenth century, the organizers auctioned with an estimate of 4.5–4.6 million RUB From RUB 4.5 million starting bid in absentia in the fight for the lot was entered by the telephone party, which in 9 steps (sometimes by a half-step) overcame the resistance of absentee opponent and won all 180 issues of the magazine for 5.75 million RUB.

• a Compilation of the magazine "Son of Fatherland" for 1812-1840.
  a Total of 180 volumes of 138 bindings
  the literary Fund. 15.12.2016. Lot 50A
  , Estimate: 4 500 000-4, 600, 000.
  the Result: 5 750 000 rubles.
  Source: litfund.ru

statistics note that in addition to the lot 50A in the catalog, there were three lots, a preliminary assessment which was equaled or exceeded figure of one million rubles. Unfortunately, none of them in the course of trading was not sold.

But back to the results.

the Most expensive purchase of the hall was the first literary book of Andrei Bely "Symbolism. The book of articles," issued in 1910 with a detailed autograph of the author V. V. Rozanov on the half title (lot 174). Book from the collection of the famous bibliophile, writer Vladimir Germanovich Lidin, starting with 200 thousand rubles by correspondence rate, got a new owner in the hall, and part of the winning opponent and the Internet, for 410 thousand rubles.

Among the winners of the highest absentee rates were made for a set of five books of poetry (three of them — signed) Rurik Ivnev 1913-1916 years edition (lot 203). Interesting collection went to a new owner at the start, over 150 thousand.

in Fairness it should be noted that despite the significant gap between the most expensive lot of the evening and the second end of the auction (5.75 million and 0.85 million rubles), not to mention the other results, the overall result of the auction produces quite a positive impression. If you delete a record hammer price (which is 40 % of the revenue of the auction) from the General calculations, we get the 147 lots sold for a total of almost 8.5 million rubles. — more than 40% of the mean estimate of the directory.

Well, congratulations auction house "Antiquarium" a worthy end 2016-го rare book of the year and we wish new records in the future, 2017-м year.

Until the next book auction "Cabinet" remained little more than a month — is scheduled for January 28, 2017. The results we traditionally will let you know.

while — happy!

Maria Kuznetsova, AI