10 Oct house "Russian icon", opened in 2017, held the fourth in its history auction — Autumn auction of works of Russian icon painting

In the catalog of lots 101, the organizers gathered iconographic works of XVII–beginning of XX century presents works by masters of the Moscow, Yaroslavl school, Central Russia, painters of the Russian North, Palekh, etc. the Most ancient of them were open on the later records the image of "the life of St. Elijah the Prophet" 1620-40-х years, made in the workshop of Central Russia. In the same XVII century was written by the icon of the "Descent into hell", which demonstrated a high level of skill of the Yaroslavl school, images of Saints Zosima and Savvaty of Solovki (the work of Northern masters) and the icon "Miracle of the Archangel Michael about the Flora and Lavra" (iconographic school Central Russia).

Bidding started at 19:10 after a brief introductory speech and lasted just over an hour.

the hall was attended by about 10 people, but the most active participants are players on the phone, which made 80 % of purchases. Internet-участники as ever, was passive.

Special attention of bidders was attracted by the works of XIX century and first icons from the workshops of Moscow and Palekh. Moreover, at the end of trading at the request of the newly arrived participants, the auction was resumed, returned to lot number 32. The high-level painting perfectly preserved Palekh icon "Saviour on the throne with the upcoming and kneeling saints" (first half — the middle of the nineteenth century) could not leave the buyer indifferent. The icon was purchased at a starting price of 230 thousand rubles. and took second place in the price ranking of the auction.

And topped the rating of lot number 84. The image of Nicholas the Wonderworker Moscow school of the late XIX century in a magnificent salary has been bought with the course at a starting price of 500 thousand rubles.

Third in the ranking of auction sales was lot number 61. The icon of the Moscow craftsmen of the second half of the XIX century "Christ Pantocrator" was purchased for 150 thousand rubles at a starting price of.

Anastasia Zaretskaya, AI