That collect Russian and auctions

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The owners of the company "Coins and medals" Igor Lawruk and Dmitry Maksimov many years was collected Russian copper coins. According to Labruce, to expose the copper on the auctions was unprofitable - numismatists bought silver and gold, and to miss the cheap but interesting coins are not wanted. When the collection was full enough, she was profitably sold at auction "Coins and medals" in 2004-2005 (demand on the market by the time changed). Since then, the founders of "Coins and medals" nothing is collected. "Collecting and auctions are still opposite activities," explains Igor Lawruk. Agree with him, the General Director of "House of antique books in Nikitsky" Sergei Burmistrov: "Collecting interest is in contradiction with the commercial purpose of the offer for sale more attractive things. Before you create your auction house, it was a collection of Russian books of the second half of the XVIII - XIX centuries. Then parted with the greater part of the collection. But, it is recognized Burmistrov, it is still necessary to suppress the virus gathering in preparation for the next trading. However, the passion for collecting and managing the auction business can be combined. A few years ago at one of Moscow's antique auctions owner other auction firms actively traded for rare thing. The price rose more than 20 times, and bought his businessman-the auctioneer - for your own collection. As far as we know Forbes, his hobby he has not changed and still gets on other auctions of items that could not buy otherwise.

Forbes spoke with four founders of the auction companies that collect their collections, and found, what and why they are passionate about.

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"Leonid Shishkin Gallery"

Специализация: Russian art of XX century, the work of the Soviet masters of the years 1930-1970

[B][B]Private Kollekciya@ historical still life of Nikolai Smirnov

When I opened the gallery, Nikolay Smirnov was already a famous artist. He worked in the old style "dummy", creating the illusion of three-dimensional image, and called his still lifes "things". One painting could do a year and a half, carefully selected items thought to the composition, did not accept any compromises in painting. In 1990 at auction in new York, three of his paintings exhibited art dealer, went for $85 000 is a lot of money by Moscow standards of the time. We were friends, he went on his way, I watched. Finally, I suggested Smirnov to make the exhibition and especially for her five new paintings. In 2005 he completed the last, but before the exhibition did not live summarized heart. I still had internal commitment.

The exhibition was held in 2010 in the Russian Museum. With the preparation for it and started my collection. I suddenly realized how all of this is unique, and wanted to bring together as many still lifes Smirnova. He created 68 works, I now have 23 pictures. Searches leading collectors and dealers throughout Europe and America. In Germany found two works, one bought in Serbia. Know who has paintings by Smirnov in Russia - three I just will not give three traded. Five still lifes once acquired, the Bolivian Ambassador. May be, some will gather in Bolivia.

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"Sign (

Специализация: coins, paper money, securities, awards, commemorative medals and insignia of the Russian Empire and the USSR

[B]Private Kollekciya@ bills (paper money) during the Civil war in Russia

Never counted the number of Bon in my collection. A few thousand, rather not say. Money of the Civil war is the incredible variety of issues, reflecting the specifics of the time: the government releases ("red" and "white"), regional, provincial, municipal, military, private sector (factories, cooperatives, trading companies, and so on). Collect them I started fifteen years ago, interest in history and because of under-nourishment of this topic.

Now the situation with different prices. I recently purchased a banknote, issued in Urga when Baron Ungern. In 2011, this boom was sold at auction in the United States, in terms of rubles, for 700 000. Now it can be put in 1-1,5 million rubles. There Bons beautiful, but expensive - for example, Wrangel of tysjacherublevye. Have printed something like on bad paper (for example, signs of pow camps), but while standing more expensive than gold tens. The most valuable character in my collection - the trial of Kolchak 1000 rubles 1919, the only known instance. Of the six denominations of Kolchak "probes" I found four. Full collection no anybody.

I have, as I think, the best collection of banknotes of the Ural region, but for completeness is lacking about 100 papers. The boom of the Civil war until the end to collect it is impossible in principle. There will always be something to find.

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"account"

Специализация: Russian and Soviet paintings and drawings, decorative arts, old books, items of military history

[B][B]Private Kollekciya@ Russian Cabinet bronze sculpture

Golden age of Russian bronze is the last third of the nineteenth century. All castings piece, made to order in wax or plaster models. Sculptors who created Cabinet bronze figures, was little more than a dozen. Therefore, collecting bronze Cabinet - lesson foreseeable and understandable, unlike Russian painting of the same period, represented by a large number of names and genres. It seems to me that Russian bronze sculpture is underappreciated: $100 000-150 000 rare thing of excellent quality in bronze - this price is not the most outstanding paintings, for example, Shishkin or Polenov. A collection of bronze can be improved to seek the so-called chef-model, the first casting, the specimens with the author's detail after casting.

I collect the bronze medal in 1998 and still make discoveries, finding shapes and patterns, unknown even to the Museum experts. Now in my collection of more than 100 sculptures Lancer. Still there are about 50 of his works in the castings. Approximately 100 works, I only know from photographs wax models, sketches, descriptions in the literature and archival documents. And these gaps in torch

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Auction Vladey

Специализация: contemporary Russian art

[B]Private Kollekciya@ the works of Russian and Western contemporary artists

I guess I could collect Russian artists of the pre-war period, and it would have been a more obvious choice. But I prefer to buy something good. Modern art I'm doing for 25 years. If in my gallery "Regina" presents about 20 artists in a collection of over 70 authors, Russian and foreign (about 400). In fact, it is my path in contemporary art, for me it was alive, my Second Life. With the artist can communicate, keep track of his work, to compare his view of the world with its own...

I have gained a variety of ways: directly from the authors, and not necessarily those exhibited in "Regina", sometimes at auction, sometimes gallerists and dealers. Rarely, but parted with works from its collection, not all of them stand the test of time. Sometimes, the artist by his further exhibitions and negates the importance of the former. Or a more successful work of the author take the place of the previously purchased. The process of living, I'm in it comfortably. Yes and collection-level rises. I firmly believe it is better to buy what you like, then art will bring joy. And if in 10 years you will realize that the price has increased, you'll be in a double win.