From 170 rubles to 9 million: a summary of the results of the auction 14 April in the "literary Fund"
ARTinvestment.RU   20 апреля 2018

The second consecutive auction of fine art and PDI in the "literary Fund" from the start of all lots from 1 ruble was not worse, and even better than the first

revenue for the 170 lots made up 9 mln. (for the first such auction lot 153 brought to 6.7 million rubles. ), and one of the lots only stopped short of the price RUB 1 million (hammer price — 950 thousand rubles). But on top-лоте will be discussed below, but first, some General statistics. At the start of trading in the audience were about a dozen of buyers and observers, but in the course of the auction (as stretched out trading "of the ruble," almost three hours) number of full-time participants exceeded twenty people. The same positive trend was observed in online-пространстве. The number of Internet-игроков for trading has grown from 50 to 70 people (one even reached 77) that for any Russian auction figure is very impressive. The phone numbers were traded even half a dozen people. A total of 170 lots with approximately 45 % went to the Internet, 30% of disassembled phones, 17 % of the lots purchased by absentee rates, and only 8% went to the hall.

Top-лотом of the auction was a fine example of agitfarfor — couple of tea "Village portraits" (state porcelain factory put out, 1923) painted by outstanding masters of decorative-прикладного art in the first third of the twentieth century, wife of the artist Ivan Bilibin, Alexandra Vasilevny Shakataganai-Потоцкой (1892-1967). The bargaining started from 70 thousand RUB. on the Internet, but the initiative was soon intercepted phone buyers. At the beginning of the dispute there were five of them, in the end left two. Price flew up to 950 thousand RUB Than not a confirmation of the fact that the market itself knows what is the price of a thing fair — even if nominally bidding start from 1 ruble.

the Second top-лот — wonderful watercolor Alexander Beggrow, the official painter of the Marine Ministry from 1878 to 1914. Jensen portrayed on the stormy sea of the famous frigate "Svetlana", built at the French shipyard by order of Russian and had a total of 3 world tour and 20 long hikes. In one of the sailings (from Kronstadt to Greece and Turkey) participated and the artist himself. For watercolor with 55 thousand. began to be traded a few rivals on the Internet. Where-то halfway they were joined by three phone player. Traded with restraint, often a half-step. But still came in the end to 700 thousand rbl. the auction stopped at one of the telephone participants.

Third place in the list of most expensive lots of the auction "Russian enamel" 14APR share the work of Wassily Kandinsky and Ivan Myasoedova. Early watercolor Kandinsky "Landscape with ancient architecture," in bargaining Internet and absentee rates have reached a hammer price of 650 thousand rubles, the distance bet Won. For the same 650 thousand rubles. was sold graphic work of Ivan Myasoedova — "Jester" costume design for the artist's wife, singer and actress of the circus Malvina Vernichi. The figure argued three phone player and online-участники. He won a phone buyer.

Thrilling was the battle of the rates for the watercolor Voloshin "Koktebel. Before the storm" a turning point of 1917. The whole controversy occurred on the Internet. Candidates, apparently, were several: the stakes fell one after another. The result from the start to 80 thousand rbl. the auction reached a hammer price of 440 thousand roubles

In quiet mode, traded the phone with the part-time rate for the figure of Alexei Savrasov, "On the Volga". The telephone bidder was not able to interrupt the correspondence of the party who bought in the end, this figure is 500 thousand.

it was Especially interesting to observe the auction in cases when the fight entered full-time participants: out of a sense of solidarity with those who are sitting next to, wish victory to them. For example, for a small sketch of Nicholas Roerich "Mount" 1930-х years in the fight against Internet entered the shopper in the hall. At its rate of 36 thousand. on the other side of silence, the auctioneer Alex counted the prescribed three accounts and hit with a hammer. Almost at the same moment rang the next Internet-ставка, but (we must pay tribute to the gentlemanly nature of the host) to resume trading he did not, because the hammer has already sounded. Thus, the figure of Roerich on the right was taken the lucky lady in the audience. Or, for example, the sea Alexander Altman for 130 thousand rubles. was sold to another party face-to-face, to stand in competition with telephone and Internet.

Generally, the auction format "of the ruble," — spectacle fascinating. Oversee the pricing process in the here and now, when one lot goes for 10 and the other for 110 thousand rubles. Without inflated estimate and unsold for this reason, lots. It is not surprising that the total number of auction participants 14 APR exceeded a hundred people. What is not an indicator of demand for such a format?

by Maria Onuchina, AI