UNIQUE THINGS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF N. A. DOLLEZHAL AND A. N. VERTINSKY WILL BE EXHIBITED AT THE AUCTION Automatic translate

The last auction of the year will take place on the birthday of the East European Antique House - December 13th. At the Christmas auction will be exhibited items from the collections of the families Dollezhaly and Vertinsky. The auction is preceded by an exhibition, which will last until the start of bidding.

One of the most interesting sections of the Christmas Gifts auction is dedicated to the Dollezhale family collection. Outstanding scientist-designer Nikolai Antonovich Dollezhal is world famous for his developments in the field of nuclear physics. In addition, he was a great lover of antiques, especially Russian. Within the framework of the auction, his collection is represented by unique products of the leading factories of the Russian Empire, including: a set of plates made in the technique of chromolithography, based on the works of Russian battle painter Nikolai Karazin (98,000 rubles, the starting price is indicated hereinafter) and a teapot from Coral service ”(73,700 rubles) of the Kornilov brothers factory; a set of five items - a teapot, sugar bowl, milkman, cup and saucer "Russian Forest" Popov plant (135 000 rubles). Products from these factories are highly regarded in the antique market.

Also in the Dollezhale collection there are other lots of lots of beauty that are beautiful in beauty, one look of which sets in a festive mood: the “Winter Landscape” vase manufactured by Daum Freres (135,000 rubles), a set of 53 items from the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (206,000 rubles).

Visitors to the auction will also be able to purchase items from the collection of an outstanding Russian pop artist, composer and poet Alexander Vertinsky. Among them are glasses with a vine on a green leg (Bohemia, 55,000 rubles), green conical glasses (Russian Empire, 194,000 rubles) and other products.

The attention of connoisseurs of Meissen porcelain will be presented to dozens of unique lots both in beauty and in their antique value. Guests of the auction will see the famous plot from ancient Greek mythology "The Abduction of Europe", made in china (259,000 rubles); an eagle sculpture created by the famous animal sculptor Oscar Eric Hezel (112,000 rubles); a plate with a decor repeating the famous “St. Andrew’s Service”, made for the Russian Empress Elizabeth I (77,800 rubles); a dish with a bouquet and flowers (125 000 rubles); figure “Boys playing” (55,000 rubles); sugar bowl with floral decorations and handles in the form of branches (70 000 rubles), as well as other no less interesting exhibits.

In addition to the collections of Vertinsky and Dollezhal, other unique items will be put up for auction. One of the most beautiful lots will be a diamond necklace, which combines several types of cuts at once: “radiant”, “pear”, “marquise”, “emerald”, etc. The total estimated mass of 127 stones is more than 43 carats. The largest of them has a weight of 5.01 carats. The initial price of the lot at the upcoming auction will be 4,334,000 rubles.

Also, a platinum ring of the Swiss company Jacob & Co will be presented at the auction with a “diamond” cut diamond with a settlement weight of 4.88 carats and two fancy cut diamonds with a total settlement weight of 1.31 carats. The starting price of this lot is set at 3,334,000 rubles.

In the “Painting” section, the works of Nikolai Karahan “Twilight in the Mountain Valley” (390,000 rubles), Sergey Khrustalev “Old Moscow” (223,000 rubles), Anatoly Zverev “Self-portrait” (445,000 rubles) and much more will be exhibited. Etching by Pablo Picasso (85,000 rubles) and the lithography of Joan Miro (35,000 rubles) deserve no less attention.

The most expensive item presented in the Numismatics section and one of the most interesting will be the Fullerton sampler kit (1799) - half-crown silver coins, shilling and 6 pence. Starting price: 653,352 rubles.

Bidding is scheduled for December 13 at 16:00.