Here is something that I found.
The earliest catalog of 2001, he was two and a half times thicker than the last 2006 go.Na face downward trend in the proposals that is - Decreasing number of worthy models. Since 2007, the first at Christie's did not hold auctions on the theme "Maretime models".
It included, as a model (ancient and modern) as well as steering wheels, compasses, old sea trinkets etc. etc. in the flesh to the decor of this old ship, but gradually became prevraschatsya in baroholku (truly worthy models and things became less and less, and boxed-level models - more and more), and povidimopu, so as not to sink to the level of garbage they have closed this thread may for a time, leaving only a "Maritime art" (which are sometimes spotted and the model).
I will try to attach the address with the last auction on November 11 (note - almost all the lots sold, and so it was with the normal model)
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/sear ... a2221 & pg=2
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Yes, a similar situation in another well-known auction Sotheby's. Now selling single model, although if you open the archive, prior to the sale was a sufficient number of well deserving of models:
http://browse.sothebys.com/?sla=1&sl...0 & search = +
The trend, however.