Today in the CHA Pre-show starts lots that are 25 October, 2008 will participate in the tender «Subjects stories. Medals, medals and signs of the Russian Empire »and« Old and rare books »№ 4

October 25, 2008 auction house «Kabinet» conducts auctions «Subjects stories. Medals, medals and signs of the Russian Empire »and« Old and rare books »№ 4.

«The objects of history. Medals, medals and signs of the Russian Empire »(№ 6)

At Auction «The objects of history. Medals, medals and signs of the Russian Empire »(№ 6) exhibited more than three lots. The catalog, prepared by the house «Kabinet» in this auction are detailed descriptions, statistical data, emphasizing the rarity and value of lots. According to the organizers of the auction, «detailed historical background meet one of the important goals of any collectible - obtaining extensive knowledge in the selected object, in this case, the history of Russia in orders and medals Signs».

Among the orders of Russian Empire, represented in the auction, the top-grade of lots should be allocated chain of the Order of Andrew , the highest award of the Russian Empire made in the studio of Albert Keybelya in the last quarter of XIX century. Its preliminary estimate is more than 10-12 million rubles.

Badge of the Order of St. Anne's 1-2-th degree «with diamonds and rubies» , the so-called «Paul» the type issued at the beginning of the XIX century, during the reign of Alexander I. Estimeyt this rare Russian awards, also has its impeccable safety is 5,5-7 million rubles. At the auction and may be a unique historical document of the same era - a letter with an autograph of the Emperor Alexander I and the military Minister M. Barclay de Tolly to award such a medal for military feat in 1810 while crossing the Danube Major Magdenko (estimeyt Lot 200-250 thousand rubles).

At the auction will be exhibited the stars and sets of orders of almost all top awards of Russian Empire - Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, St. Vladimir, St. Anne, the White Eagle. Gold Star Order of White Eagle , presented bids from estimeytom 2,5-3 million rubles, belonged to Prince Alfonso de Bourbon (1841-1934) - a heroic and romantic figure of the European history of the XIX and early XX century.

Among the regimental marks for auction may be rare, hardly found in the market officers sign the 203rd Regiment of Sukhumi in gold and silver, estimated at 1.8 million rubles.

Connoisseurs of military history at the unique and rare as George the top of the sample in 1875, the flagpole for the flag of one of the 32 Guards regiments of Russian Army. Unique to the Russian military history has been full of scientific and historical examination of Russia's leading museums.

Description of orders at the auction will be accompanied by a detailed statistical data awarded honors.

In total, the auction will be exhibited for more than 70 orders of the Russian Empire.

Among the medals «masthead» can be described as the rarest medal for the times of Peter the Great sea battle with Gangute. Known that the Emperor Peter I was personally involved in the production and minting of medals for the Russian army and navy for the establishment of his Mint. Connoisseurs of Russian awards to assess and perfect preservation of rare coin beginning of the XIX century, «for work and contrast with the capture of Ganji January 3, 1804» (estimeyt 1,7-1,9 million rubles).

In the historical records of numerous patents for grades, letters of grant of Russian cavalry orders, as well as documents that illustrate the practice of awarding medals and transmission of various departments and agencies, made rare printed decrees the reign of Empress Elizabeth of mass rewarding on the occasion of the world from Sweden July 15, 1743, with full roll-call list, as well as unique instrument, as a message to Prince Potemkin Catherine the Great to the capture of the fortress Ochakov, his own written and signed (200-250 rubles), and a letter from the Adjutant-wing V. Rudnev (commander of the cruiser «Varyag») in the library of the English club with handwritten autograph (160-180 rubles).

«Old and rare books» № 4

In fact, this auction is the second session «Military History» tenders and launches a new enterprise Auction house «Kabinet» - conduct auctions with a wide spectrum of the lots, including the historical literature. At a special auction will be exhibited secondhand books on the Russian military and civil history, documents pertaining to the striking historical events, as well as the fate of the great figures of various epochs.

In the two sections of the book auction - «Military-historical rarities» and «Russia. Silver Age »- more than 100 lots - archival documents, photographs and maps of the real historical hostilities, books, engravings, manuscripts. Among the lots are the books autographed military historian General NP Mikhnevich, the famous doctor S. Klimenkova, writers L. Gumilevskogo and H.-M. Mugueva, books from the collection of one of the largest Russian bibliophile EF Tsipelzona.

Adam Oleary. Description of Moskovia and through Moskovia to Persia and back . With 19 drawings on sheets of special, and 66 drawings in the text. SPb., 1906. (120-140 rubles); A. Krasavin. Domestic note. Ucheno-literary magazine in 1840, v. VIII. SPb., 1840. This publication is прижизненная publication of the poem Lermontov «How often motley crowd surrounded ...» (40-60 rubles); ticket for a seat on the left platform to Khodynskoe field on the day of the parade of troops . 1-st row, seat number 63. M, 1896. At the back of the ticket stamp: «Construction of buildings for the national mall in the field Khodynskoe, 1896 A. Kudryavtseva, P. Kononov, I. Siluanovich »(4-6 rubles); M. Maksimovsky. Historical sketch of the development of the main Engineering College 1819-1869 in St. Petersburg, 1869. A copy of an old book with polukozhanom superekslibrisom Library Intendantskogo rate, shmutstitulnom sheet stamp «Library Intendantskogo rate» (80-100 rubles).

Trades «The objects of history. Medals, medals and signs of the Russian Empire »(beginning at 12.30), and« old and rare books »№ 4 (beginning at 16.00) October 25, 2008 in the hotel« MARRIOTT MOSCOW ROYAL AURORA »(Moscow, st. Petrovka 11/20 ).

Pre-exhibition will be held from 18 to 24 October (Krymsky Val, 10, CHA, Room A-24).

Source: Press Releases auction house «Kabinet»