At the auction the auction house Jackson's (Cedar Falls, Iowa) at high prices to buy Russian icons and works of decorative art

Last week, collectors from around the world descended on the small sleepy town of Cedar Falls, in the north-eastern Iowa, in order to participate in a two-day auction auction house Jackson's (November 15 and 16). The auction brought a total of $ 4.3 million.

auction catalog are a diverse collection of works of art, including works by Old Masters, Russian art from the collection of John Sinskaya (John Sinsky), as well as interesting works Chinese and European art. In the auction brought together 650 customers in 33 countries.

Triptych. Our Lady of Kazan (center), St. Alexander Nevsky (left), Guardian Angel (right). St. Petersburg, 1896-1908 Faberge. Master Johann Victor Aarne Gold, ivory and precious stones. 8.6 x 11,1 Estimate: 15-25 thousand dollars Result: 240 thousand dollars Jackson's. 15.11.11. Lot number 259 Source: jacksonsauction.com

casket. Moscow, 1908-1917 Faberge Wizard Theodore Ryukkert. Silver, gilt, enamel Estimate: 15-25 thousand dollars Output: 132 thousand dollars Jackson's. 11/15/11. Lot number 233 Source: jacksonsauction.com

Among the top lots of the auction is worth mentioning a small (8 x 11) with gold and precious stones, the triptych icon of Kazan Mother of God, Alexander Nevsky and the Guardian Angel , made by Faberge factory foreman Johann Viktor Aarne. The work went to a buyer from the United States for 240 thousand dollars. A small silver casket decorated with enamel Wizard Theodore Ryukkerta sold for 132,000 dollars, while the decorated enamel cigarette case from Faberge got a new owner for 120 thousand dollars.

small but very interesting group of ancient Russian icons from the collection of Dr. John Sinskaya aroused lively interest of collectors, to bet in the hall, on the phone and via the Internet. Decoration of this group was small (28 x 21) icon of St. George (about 1500), for which the new owner paid 72 000 dollars. A rare icon of the XVI century, "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek" ("The Great Priest, Jesus Christ"), size 23 x 18 was bought for 84,000 dollars, and the icon size of 26 x 20 to the image of John the Baptist - 60 thousand dollars.

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The icon of St. George. Novgorod school XV century 28 x 21,5 Estimate: 8-12 thousand dollars Result: 72 000 USD Jackson's. 15.11.11. Lot number 223 Source: jacksonsauction.com

on Jackson's auction were others, not Equally interesting Russian works. In particular, a group of fifteen porcelain figures of production in different factories - Popov, Gardner and Kornilov - total 81.72 earned thousands of dollars.

of the old masters and European artists of the XIX Age is also in demand. For example, a large-scale (120 x 99) portrait of a Lady with a Fan Brush Dutch master Jan Leavens (1607-1674) went under the hammer for 84,000 dollars. A painting unknown artist Rembrandt School in the Old Testament story, "Isaac blesses Jacob," was sold for 24 thousand dollars. Viennese enamel scepter last quarter of XIX century (length 87 cm) away to a new owner for 76.8 thousand dollars, produced in Vienna in the same period a cornucopia adorned with enamel, was sold for 38.4 thousand dollars .

interest to buyers of Chinese art continues unabated: - jade vase of Chinese Brush collector paid 31.2 thousand dollars. A nice group of gilt bronze figures of the era of the Immortals Qianlong reached a hammer price of 33, 6 million dollars. And finally, a pair of pink porcelain vases were sold for 24 000.

was established a record price for the works of American artist Marvin Cone (Marvin Cone, 1891-1961): his " Rural landscape at dusk. Iowa 'went to the customer on the phone for 186 000 dollars.

the online catalog and auction results can be found here .

Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI

Source : press release Jackson's