Today at the Central House of Artists was called the pre-exhibition “Medals, medals, symbols of Russian Empire”, carried out by the auction house “Kabinet”

Collection auction number 8 (18) «Medals, medals, symbols of Russian Empire. Subjects stories », as always, has its own characteristics. It is designed as a sophisticated collectors, and those who are just beginning to collect items of one of the most fascinating areas of antiques - Faleristics. Moreover, growth is of interest to this gathering here and the influx of new collectors there even in the current times of crisis.

So, more than half of all 284 lots, put in this auction - this coin. Their price range is huge: from 3.5 thousand to 1 million rubles.

In addition, perhaps the first time, presented a large number of small plates and medals, including the so-called «frachnyh» awards. These signs are pointing to the fact that their owner is a knight of the military orders, were worn on the «statesman», «frachnom» costume. Made exclusively from the very beau. In Russia, the culture, rife with war consciousness, - «frachniki» are extremely rare.

For example, one of the rarest collections of lots - the smallest in the world (!) sign the Order of St. Andrew - weighs only 0.77 grams. Estimeyt frachnogo sign the order, made of gold with enamel, is 250-350 rubles. It represents, of course, an exceptional rarity.

In the medal and commemorative medals issued at the auction, the organizers also made a unique offer: for auction offered a gold neck medal «For courage» a portrait of Nicholas I, with a preliminary estimate of 4-4,5 million rubles (Saint-Petersburg mint, diameter 51 mm, weight 68.40, gold).

Among the most medals table medal is an excellent state of preservation. Particular attention is given to the preservation awards medals «For bravery in the waters of the Finnish 13 August, 1789», desktop medal «In memory of favorite St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg on Aug. 8, 1768» (provisional estimate of 200-250 thousand rubles), «In memory of the opening of the monument to Nicholas I 25 Jul, 1859 »,« In memory of the death of Emperor Alexander II 1 Mar., 1881 ».

In order absolute rarity is the Badge of the Order of St. Anna I extent the beginning of the XIX century of the goldsmith Afanasy Panova ( estimeyt 7-8 million rubles ) - one of the most expensive auction lots . The appearance of this rare award on the market coincided with the publication in the XII edition «Antiques. Art and Collectibles »2008 article S. Levine vendor Capitulum imperial royal orders the beginning of the XIX century, the first time identified that the largest producer of Russian orders.

An extremely rare medal marks made by «Nikols and Plinke». At the auction number 8 exhibited Star Order of St. Vladimir ( 1,5-1,6 million rubles ). This is a rarity are the Order of St. Vladimir Mark III degree with black enamel work jeweler F. Björk 1860-ies ( 2,3-2,5 million rubles ) and sign the Order of St. Vladimir III degree from William Keybelya hallmark of the annual 1861 - the year the abolition of serfdom ( 1,7-1,9 million rubles ).

As the auction number 7 (the last in February 2009), interest began to enjoy not only the traditionally popular ancient Order of the Russian empire, but badges - both military and civilian, which is often possible to trace the fate of and the history of the event, agency, identity ... In the war of signs and tokens to the auction may be rare token 162 th Infantry Regiment Ahaltsyhskogo to the lieutenant Grohovskogo. As is known, the regiment had its own regimental plate, and this token is a unique sign of regimental distinctions. Of course, a sign of rare Don Cossack troops, in excellent preservation. Topic Cossacks supplements also a sign in memory of the 100 th anniversary of the 3rd Don Cossack regiment named Yermak Timofeyevich (among other things, such a mark could well be on the breast of famous World War I hero of the Cossack regiment ëÏÚØÍÙ Kryuchkova, who first got in the first days of war, the St George Cross ).

There are only non-governmental organizations did not exist in Russia at tsarism. We will always think that the public hyperactivity - is the conquest of socialism. Yes. In the «Civil signs and tokens» represented a large selection marks the end of higher educational institutions of Russian empire, as well as relatively rare signs «Russian tourist company», «Saint-Petersburg Society of cyclists amateur», «Sign of Trustees of the Society of Folk sobriety» and other social and philanthropic societies Russia.

Additional reference materials catalog are interesting source of information for all lovers of Russian history and Faleristics.

Pre-exhibition will be open daily from 16 to 23 May, from 11:00 to 19:00, 24 May - 11:00 to 13:30.

Source : press-release auction house «Kabinet»