House Sotheby's on the first day of trading was able to sell 19 lots of 37 and to gain about 4.1 million pounds. "Venice" Alexandra Exter, estimated at 0,9 - 1,2 million pounds, went under the hammer for 1.05 million. Two paintings by Aivazovsky sold for 325 thousand each, thus blocking the estimate. "Cafe d'Angleterre" Konstantin Korovin was sold for 337 thousand (pre-assessment - 200-300 thousand). His customers do not find many of the top lots, including the "Pine Forest" Shishkin (estimate 400-600 thousand pounds), "Garden in Tiraspol," Larionov (estimated at 500-700 thousand) and "Cossack" Repin (estimate 600-800 thousand pounds).
Bidding at Sotheby's will also take place on December 1;
Results:
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot...how_lot_name=Y
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Auction Bonhams; he managed to sell just over half the lots, and to gain about 1.7 million pounds. Top-lot trades, "Morning sketch" Aivazovsky, estimated at 150-250 thousand pounds, was sold for 378,4 thousand. In "Portrait of a girl with an apple" Nicholas Feshin buyer paid 168 thousand pounds (estimate - 55-85 thousand).
Zurab Tsereteli naturmort -9.840 pounds (interesting, good work)
http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/publi...&iSaleNo=16883