December 5 "House of antique books in Nikitsky" held an auction in favor of the fund "Life Line". Sold 99%of the lots in the amount of nearly 400 000

December 5, 2013 "House of antique books in Nikitsky " together with Top Signature and gastronomic bar The Kisa held a charity auction " from childhood " in favor of the fund "Life Line" , the purpose of which was to raise funds to finance the treatment of sick children .

Total were tendered for 100 lots with a starting price of $ 100 among them were rare books , vintage toys, collectibles and works of leading Russian artists.

Greeting Easter card early twentieth century (lot 5) during the bidding rose in price by 32 times . Active trading and were drawing Vecheslova « Cats ballerinas" (lot 10) , already had correspondence bit 500 rubles, the lot was sold for 2,000 rubles , that is 4 times higher than the bid absentee and 20 times - the starting price .

Among the top lots of the auction work Irina Whitman « Moscow dovecote "in 1968 was bought for 55,000 rubles , sketch artist Dmitry Ikonnikov « Evening in Paris "- for 39,000 rubles , the picture " Angels of love , sorrow and hope " brush Olga Bulgakova - for 88,000 rubles ( the most expensive work of the auction ).

Graphic sheet Anastasia Kovalenkov « Cherries and vane "went for 22,000 rubles, and two sheets of a series of " Cabin "- more expensive than 5000 rubles each .

Rare editions of the auction were presented one of the earliest works of the famous artist and illustrator of children's books Lebedev « Hunting ", which was bought for 15,000 rubles, and a book of poems Mikhalkov with his autograph , sold for 21,000 rubles .

Among the most toys section expensive lot was the sculpture "General Bruin " - for it paid 22,000 rubles found their new owners and puppets : " Lancelot " - for 3300 rubles and " guards " to play " Tales of 1001 Nights " - in 3000 , 1600 and 600 rubles .

Christmas toys of the late XIX and early XX century (lots 39 and 40) were sold for 2000 and 6000 rubles, respectively .

Total auction " from childhood " has sold 99 %of the lots , and the total amount collected was about 400 000 rubles .

Source : press release "House of antique books in Nikitsky »