At the spring auction of fine and decorative arts Gene Shapiro Auctions sold well Russian icons, articles Kandinsky work Purygina, Bulgakov, Korovin, etc.

May 18, 2013 Gene Shapiro Auctions held a spring auction of fine and decorative arts, will present to customers a large collection of paintings, paintings, rare books, porcelain and silver, militaria, antiques, etc.

Special attention was paid to icons. The increased interest auctioneers from America and Europe was due to the fact that many icons offered for sale for the first time, despite the fact that they were brought to the United States were at the beginning of the twentieth century. To accept bets on some items, involved more than 15 telephone lines. For example, "Praise God" (item 9) was so valuable to the bidders that bargaining for it came to 37,200 dollars. Icons "Transfiguration" (lot 3: 15 600 USD), Nicholas Mozhaiskogo (Lot 5: 18,000 dollars) and Apostle (Lot 10: 10,800 U.S. dollars) and awakened great interest among potential buyers. The most expensive lot in this category was the icon of the XVII century "Deisus" (lot 2), the buyer paid her 38,400 dollars - an amount 16 times greater than the estimate.

Deisus. Russia, XVII century Gene Shapiro Auctions. 18.05.2013. Lot 2 Estimate: 2300-3000 dollars Result: 38,400 dollars Source: Press Release Gene Shapiro Auctions

Journal Compilation" Renaissance. " Paris, 1949-1970 Gene Shapiro Auctions. 18.05.2013. Lot 86 Estimate: 1,500-2,000 USD Result: $ 1440 Source: Press Release Gene Shapiro Auctions

Among the books is worth noting four full volume of the "Catalogue of the Collection of Russian engraved and lithographic portraits" AV Morozov (Lot 75), estimated the winner of the auction to 31,200 dollars. Three volumes of the "Transactions of the All-Russian Congress of Artists in Petrograd" (Lot 76A: 5700 dollars), containing the first publication of the landmark report Kandinsky «Concerning the Spiritual in Art", have caused great interest not only to booksellers, but connoisseurs of fine art and its history. Another lot of direct relevance to the heritage of Kandinsky became an excerpt from his "Chronicles of artistic life. Part 17 "(lot 77), signed by Vasily Vasilyevich. This string of special collections have taken place numerous issues of Russian emigre journal of the twentieth century, issued in Paris: "Modern Notes" (lot 80: 2160 dollars) and "Revival" (Lot 86: 1440 USD), who found a buyer immediately. Pearl of the second-hand book collection - the book "The ethnographic description of the peoples of Russia" (lot 74) Theodore de Pauli, published in St. Petersburg in 1862 and equipped with colorful lithographs - instantly sold for 55,200 dollars, exceeding the expected value.

Gustav Klimt Eine Nachlese. Vienna, 1949 A selection of 30 lithographs Gene Shapiro Auctions. 18.05.2013. Lot 115 Estimate: 2,500-3,000 USD Result: 10 800 dollars Source: Press Release Gene Shapiro Auctions

Konstantin Korovin Tavern Gene Shapiro Auctions. 18.05.2013. Lot 162 Estimate: 6,000-8,000 USD Result: 28 800 dollars Source: Press Release Gene Shapiro Auctions

moving from books to art, it is impossible not to mention «Eine Nachlese» (Lot 115): a collection of lithographs by Gustav Klimt, which reproduces 30 magnificent paintings of the founder of the Austrian Art Nouveau, followed by an opening Benno word Fleischmann. This collection was released in 1949 edition of only 270 copies, and one of them was sold at auction May 18, 2013 for 10,800 dollars, three times the estimate. Bidding for the paintings were, as always, busy. The great demand of nonconformist artists. Many of the paintings were particularly valuable to their provenance, as put up for auction of a large corporate collection «Zig-Zag», corporation acquired directly from the artists. Among these items were: "psychedelic altar" brush pioneer Russian "Brut» Leonid Purygina (Lot 224 11 400 dollars), full of deep allegory painting Olga Bulgakova (lots 231, 232 and 233), the work One of the most famous Russian artists Natalia Natalia Nesterova (lots 249-252) and two rare bronze sculpture of one of the Russian avant-garde artists, Mikhail Shemyakin (Lot 221) - a series of "Carnival of St. Petersburg", the auction price of which amounted 36,000 dollars. Work spouses BRAILOVSKY (lots 157-160), as well as painting "Tavern" (lot 162 28 800 dollars) a brilliant representative of Russian impressionism Konstantin Korovin , exceeded the preliminary estimates several times.

Mikhail Shemyakin Two bronze sculptures from the series "Carnival of St. Petersburg» Gene Shapiro Auctions. 18.05.2013. Lot 221 Estimate: 12 000-15 000 dollars Result: 36,000 dollars Source: Press Release Gene Shapiro Auctions

OLGA BULGAKOV Conversation. 1993 Gene Shapiro Auctions. 18.05.2013. Lot 250 Estimate: 15 000-20 000 dollars Result: 14 400 dollars Source: Press Release Gene Shapiro Auctions

NATALIA NESTEROVA Fish dinner. 1993 Gene Shapiro Auctions. 18.05.2013. Lot 233 Estimate: 3500-4500 dollars Result: 4080 dollars Source: Press Release Gene Shapiro Auctions

Leonid and Rimma BRAILOVSKY Two women and a child Gene Shapiro Auctions. 18.05.2013. Lot 159 Estimate: U.S. $ 1,500-2,000 Result: $ 6,000 Source: Press Release Gene Shapiro Auctions

Among silverware worth noting Georgian jug Karkar - with an elegant twisted neck (lot 272), the maximum rate at which reached 4,500 dollars. absolute favorites of trading in the strings of decorative art are two classic parade portrait miniatures, presumably belonging to the brush Ivan Winberg of the royal family and representing the throne of the Russian Empire (lots 312 and 313), a total of miniatures were sold slightly cheaper than $ 35 000. Another significant periods lot of Alexander I and Nicholas II were two sets of cups and saucers, production Imperial Porcelain Factory (lot 338), for the right to have a real battle which was played in a total of 3300 dollars.

Karkar Georgian jug with twisted necks. Tbilisi, about 1,869 Gene Shapiro Auctions. 18.05. of 2013. Lot 272 Estimate: U.S. $ 1,200-1,500 Result: $ 4,500 Source: Press Release Gene Shapiro Auctions

IVAN Vinberg (?) miniature portrait of Alexander II Gene Shapiro Auctions. 18.05.2013. Lot 312 Estimate: 12 000-14 000 dollars Result: 18,000 dollars Source: Press Release Gene Shapiro Auctions

After a successful spring auction Gene Shapiro Auctions are preparing to spend the next in July of this year and to devote their American art. As for the Russian fine and decorative arts, as well as other collectibles, Gene Shapiro Auctions are already taking the fall consignment auction: info@geneshapiro.com and 1 (212) 717-7500.

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