Past: A successful auction Prokhor Auer.

[раскатов]

One of the most successful auction of his time spent Petrograd-known collector and artist Prokhor D. Auer. In his Gallery (Voznesensky prospect, 18) near the Mariinsky Palace, he organized the auction to sell the collection of the late Academician K. G. Makovsky. The event began March 14, 1916, lasted 11 days, with the participation of collectors, antique dealers and museum staff, not only in Petrograd, Moscow and other cities of Russia, but also foreigners. For example, March 16 - suite of Louis XIV, chest of Louis XVI, attracted the attention of connoisseurs of authentic svyaschennosluzhitelskie vestments XVII and XVIII centuries, especially the surplice of Venetian velvet with silk sleeves. March 17 is "very briskly sold out Russian enamel objects and especially sundresses, when evaluating a price was 8.10 rubles to 200 rubles. The old Flemish tapestry (score 200 rub.) Reached 600 rubles.. "The things that have historical value - like newspapers - were very cheap and fell mostly in the hands of merchants, gathered together for this auction, even from the province. It's a shame it was for hours (Louis XIV), bought some traders for 300 rubles. The same day, traders took place between a "stud" and the price for this clock has reached $ 1000. More than happy fate befell a silver mug, sold for 900 rubles. (valued at 50 rubles.)
March 19 hall was packed audience. Brought together all local diamond traders, they set the tone of auction: things are fine art works by famous masters, Lalique and others, sold sluggishly, while things are low artistic marks, but a greater value on a material, disputed with great eagerness <...>. Foreign bidders to pay more attention to the artistic decoration. This day was billed historic platinum necklace of 31 large diamonds Princess Louise of Saxony (estimated at 50 thousand). "But it turns out that this necklace at the sight of which all the ladies flowed mouth, on the eve of the auction was withdrawn by the widow of the artist. It is said that someone suggested to the widow a sum which is quite suited her. The same fate befell the pink pearl with diamonds ... Out of the remaining items worth more than all went to the snake of diamonds, an emerald and two rubies, estimated at 15 thousand. She bought for 22 thousand owner of a cinema ... Blue Chinese cat "Krakle", valued at 500 rubles drove in 5400 rubles. Beautiful antique tapestries (estimate 15 thousand) went to a Frenchman for 15.100. Luxury Boyarsky suit with pearls from 50 rubles. up to 260 rubles. "
The auction attracted the attention of the largest Russian museums. Despite the fact that the right of first purchase belonged to St. Petersburg museums, in some cases ahead of them from Moscow, and on this occasion the local newspaper complained: "... the representatives of Moscow's museums and antique firms have especially come to the auction to buy up old silver cups, icons, dresses, more not sold Petrograd museums. All these things go to Moscow. Almost bought for a song Muscovites genuine clown costume XVII century. <...> Cups, spoons, glasses and glasses go into the hands of prominent Moscow collectors.
 
Successfully sold a collection of the artist's widow brought over half a million rubles, which gave her the opportunity to buy the estate "a nob" for 350 rubles, which "intends to build a family vault, which will carry the ashes of the wife of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. The meeting, which played such an important role in shaping the historical painting Makovsky, and which indirectly strengthened the sense of national identity, the interest of contemporaries to domestic antiquities - it was scattered.
  (Press Release).