Imperial and Soviet Russia at the November auction "Russian enamel"
ARTinvestment.RU   16 ноября 2017

33-й live auction "three centuries" timed to the 100-летию the October revolution. The catalog is divided into two parts: "pre-revolutionary" and "post-revolutionary". Auction will be held on Saturday, 25 November at 14:00 at the address: Moscow, Sadovaya-Кудринская, 25

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In the auction catalog included two collections associated with the Russian Empire, — iconography XVII — XIX centuries and glass of the XIX — beginning of the XX century (Imperial glass factory, the Imperial porcelain factory, the house of fabergé, workshop of Nikolai Alekseev).

Kholmogory bone carving as a craft exists about four centuries. This art was done by masters from the town of Kholmogory, near Arkhangelsk, and the surrounding villages. Their work was distinguished by perfect technique and study the images with a jeweler's delicacy. To clearly see this allow two samples of creativity of craftsmen — "farewell to the Emperor Alexander I" and "the last supper".

Presents five sculptures of Evgeny Alexandrovich Lanceray (1848-1886) —мастера story plastic miniatures, whose works adorn major museums and private collections. Four of them — is a kind of dynamic stories about the life of nomads, of the highlanders, Cossacks and their faithful four-footed friends. The figure of the Oprichnik (Prince vyazemskii)" refers to a cycle inspired by the novel by A. Tolstoy "the Prince Silver". In addition, the "sculpted" part of the auction included works by Vasily Grachev and albert wolf.

the auction will be exhibited miniatures on bone depicting famous historical persons — kN. B. A. Golitsyn and gr. G. G. Orlov, and nine chromolithograph horse drawn portraits of Nicholas II from the series "His Imperial Majesty the Sovereign Emperor Nikolai Aleksandrovich in the forms of bands, where His Majesty is a chief and a number" (illustrations by G. K. Akmansoy), released on the eve of the coronation celebrations a limited edition for close to the Russian Imperial house. Completes the "pre-revolutionary" section FROM the drawing of Konstantin Somov "Naked female figure".

String of bibliographic rarities and literary monuments include the unique Petrine era "polydorus Virgil Urbino eight books on the inventors of things", which "...contains the very first beginning, invented things, found in the light". The first Ukrainian textbook of mining, owned by Peru of Mikhail Lomonosov, was published two years before the death of the scholar-энциклопедиста. Rare edition with lots of great engraved vignettes "Topographical notes..." dedicated to the journey of the Empress Catherine II in Belarusian delegation held in 1780. Front Shine and scenes of everyday life of the Imperial capital — on the Deluxe album of lithographs "memory of a Saint-Петербурге," published by Alexander Plushroom in 1825. One of the most, in the literal sense of the word, monumental books of the nineteenth century (90 × 70 cm, weight more than 25 kg!) "Description of the sacred coronation of Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor Alexander II and Empress Maria Alexandrovna of all Russia" was published in an edition of 200 (!) copies. Luxury edition received in memory of dignitaries and foreign guests participating in the ceremony of the coronation. "History and monuments of Byzantine enamel: From the collection of A. V. Zvenigorodsky" — typographic masterpiece. Complete copies in good condition extremelyrare. Instance (No. 70, Karl Vasilyevich Struve), put up for auction, — in the collector's safekeeping and with the portrait of Alexander of Zvenigorod (these portraits were attached to a few specimens intended for close-range scientist). The magazine "Capital and estate", a full set of which put up for sale, was, in fact, the first domestic "gloss". But beyond gossip, the magazine published serious works on the history of Russian art, estate culture and issues of collecting. Crowned "pre-revolutionary" part of the catalogue, conducting a symbolic boundary between the two eras, a rare lithographed editions of Russian futurists — "Boo laciny" by Velimir Khlebnikov and Aleksei Kruchenykh (registration Olga Rozanova, Nikolai Kulbin and Kruchenykh) and "Learn judogi" Aleksei Kruchenykh (registration Kirill Zdanevich).

the auction catalog is a collection of the Soviet posters of the Civil war era. Among the authors — acknowledged masters of the genre: Dmitry moor, Mikhail Cheremnykh, Vladimir Kozlinsky, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Alexander Apsit and Victor Denis.

In the catalog of the auction included a thematic compilation of the Newspapers of the period in the history of the Country Tips — from 1917 to 1991, including "literary newspaper" the daily "Newspaper-протест of the Union of Russian writers" (1917), in which the leading representatives of the Russian intelligentsia come out with harsh criticism of the Bolshevik policy in the field of printing, a selection of Newspapers and magazines devoted to the suicide of Sergey Yesenin, and the whole block of periodicals related to Vladimir Mayakovsky. The great poet, "the tribune of the Revolution" stood at the origins of the Soviet merchant advertising, which he has been actively engaged in 1923 along with artist-авангардистом Alexander Rodchenko. In the directory — number of Newspapers with advertising of Gum, Mosselprom and of the state publishing house, made a creative Alliance "advertising-конструктор Mayakovsky-Родченко". Top-лотом will be a selection of 62 rooms of the newspaper "Izvestia" with intravital publications of Vladimir Mayakovsky, as well as reports of the suicide of the poet and the transfer of his ashes.

the Book part of the "post-revolutionary" string contains, in particular, the memoirs of Vera Figner with her inskript Rebekah Violet, "the murder of the Royal family," Nikolai Sokolov, the main publication of the Stalin era, on a Grand construction projects of socialism — "dneprostroy and Nove Zaporizhzhya", "General plan of reconstruction of Moscow", is a full-size copy of "the Industry of socialism", "built", El Lissitzky, as well as two monumental publications about I. V. Stalin, dedicated to the anniversary of "great leader".

a Special section of the catalogue were documents and personal archives. Album Warsaw Suvorov cadet corps belonged to an officer-воспитателю, Lieutenant Colonel Boris Razderishin, executed on trumped-up charges of the OGPU in 1930. A victim of Stalinist repression became Secretary of Lenin, scientist-химик Nikolai Gorbunov, a family archive which will appear at auction. The catalog includes the autographs of the leaders of the Soviet Union — Joseph Stalin, Lavrenty Beria, Anastas Mikoyan, Nikolai Yezhov. Handwrittenthe letter of Clement Voroshilov addressed to his old friend Nicholas Ogarevo, it Marshall recalls that at the London Congress barely beat George Plekhanov "...rushing to the podium, where all airs and graces, mocking the Bolsheviks, this smartest, but Menshevism filled our S. D. teacher". Of undoubted historical interest is the archive of Leonid Utesov and his artists jazz-оркестра Revels Antonina and Valentina Nowicki. The "green book" Zenobia Volchonka autographed by key figures in both the official and the uncensored Soviet culture continues the tradition of the famous manuscript of the almanac "Chukokkala".

Top-лотами paintings and graphic part of the auction organizers called "Parisienne" Yuri Annenkov and "At the stadium. Competition Osoaviahima" Victor Perelman. Next to them are works by Vladimir Stozharov, Vladimir Vinokur, Fedor Fedor, Tatiana orange, Peter Sokolov-Скаля, Lev Kerbel, etc. an Interesting document of the era — mock children's book "the Bread factory" the work of the main artist of the iconic magazine "USSR in construction" Nikolay Troshin and his wife Olga Daineko. An ironic reinterpretation of the traditions of Soviet art appears in the works of contemporary artists — Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid, Alexander Kosolapov and Alexander Zhernoklyueva.

Among the photos — pictures of the funeral of Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Vyacheslav Menzhinsky, sen Katayama, crew ANT-20 "Maxim Gorky". The Soviet everyday life the first post-war years captured in photographs of everyday life and holidays of the summer camp, the decorations of the facade and the stage of the Bolshoi theater during the holidays. A unique artifact of the Stalinist era, which visibly affected her glossy side, — "Album jewelry" category Glavyuvelirtorg in 1948, edition of 27 copies. Are some photo albums related to Nikita Khrushchev, one of which — gift to the Secretary General of the photojournalist Seeds Ruskin. Complement vodorazdel four works of the master of domestic photojournalism Yuri Abramochkin.

among the items of the second part of the directory — couple of tea "the rose and the mask" pattern of Sergei Chekhonin, six soup plates from the Kremlin service, and a series of collector plates on the theme of "Perestroika". The attention of connoisseurs will be offered faleristics Soviet badges, among which a remarkable set of "Excellent Soviet army" (26 PCs).

pre-Auction exhibition runs from 13 to 24 November, from 12:00 to 20:00 at the address: Moscow, Sadovaya-Кудринская, D. 25, "Antique center on the Garden" — auction house and gallery "three centuries" (3-й floor).

to Leave an absentee bid or a telephone bidding by phone 7 (495) 374 50 90, at the item's page or email — [email protected].

Applications for absentee participation and bidding by phone are accepted up to November 24 inclusive.

Source: press-релиз Auction house "Antiquarium"