The second day of Russian at Sotheby's auction
ARTinvestment.RU   18 апреля 2008

Russian auction Sotheby's in New York consisted of two days. On the first day of the auction to bid were issued in the post-war and contemporary works of art, as well as masterpieces of painting XIX century

Russian auction Sotheby's in New York consisted of two days. On the first day of the auction to bid were issued in the post-war and contemporary works of art, as well as masterpieces of painting XIX century. Bidding has 36 million dollars.

On the second day at Sotheby's were represented by works of decorative art. Over 780 thousand dollars was sold to the icon «Christ Almighty» in gilded silver frame, inlaid rubies, sapphires, emeralds and pearls. This wizard Victor Aarne from jeweler Carl Faberge's firm dated about the year 1900, ITAR-TASS news agency.

application is significantly higher than the price (409 thousand dollars) was sold and silver-gilt icon складень dedicated to the Great Princess Olga, with a finish in the technique of enamel. At the central part of the triptych shows the image of St. Olga, on the left and right leaf - the image of Our Lady the Sign and the Holy Caterina. In the center top of the posted dove - a symbol of the Holy Spirit. The triptych was presented to Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna «From the citizens of the city of Tsarskoe Selo, Nov. 3, 1895» on the occasion of the birth of their first child, a daughter of Olga.

Another work of Faberge - vintage carved bowl (smoky quartz, gold, enamel), made around 1900, a master Mikhail Pehtinym, was sold for 421 thousand dollars. The cup was made in the form of bowls with lids and recline phial in the form of coated white enamel figurines hippocampus, a mythical animal in the form of a horse with rybim tail. Gold leg decorated with translucent inserts apple-green, and strawberry-red and flank two bizarre marine skates.

Nearly half a million dollars laid out an anonymous buyer for the rare diamond symbol of the Imperial Order of the White Eagle. In the years of Alexander III and Nicholas II awarded him only foreign high-ranking government officials and dignitaries. All St. Petersburg court jewelers Bolin, Ganom and Carl Blanco was made 24 such a mark, but now knows the whereabouts of only two of them.

of the boxes allocated work of famous master of the St. Petersburg of Fyodor Ryukerta depicting Ivan Tsarevich (silver, enamel), made in 1910 and sold over 313 thousand dollars.

in high demand in the auction received a bronze sculpture. For example, nearly 400 thousand dollars was sold performed in human growth figure of the girl «Rezvushka» of the legendary Moscow sculptor-mason farmer son Matvey Chizhova.

Source: www.newsru.com