Empire September 17

[Imperia]

Ladies and gentlemen! We present our collection of auctions' orders, medals and coins of Imperial Russia. № 17 "and" antiquarian books, autographs, engravings, postcards and posters number 14, "which will be held September 17, 2011

For collectors and lovers of painting and drawing Russian avant-garde might be interested in Lot 315 second-hand auction: a book with original drawings and signed by Mikhail Larionov.

Traditionally, the bidding opens numismatic auction. In his collection is a selection of coins of the XVIII century the highest quality kits rossiskih higher awards.

It is extremely rare in its entirety is a lot archives, and sign a nurse MK Belyaeva and practically does not occur in the market mark the 16th Grenadier Mingrelian His Imperial Highness Prince Dmitry Konstantinovich Regiment.

An extensive collection of historical documents and photographs will be interesting to collectors of different areas of collecting. As always, the auction are autographs and photos of the royal family, such as an autograph of Nicholas I in the charter of a handwritten signature or the Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich Romanov's book is his authorship of "Amu and Uzboy." Also on the auction photos of Alexander III and members of the imperial family, photos, Tsarevich Alexei and many other interesting documentary evidence.


Traditionally, the auction represented the Soviet test coins, photos and autographs of politicians. Special attention is given a collection of autographs of astronauts collected in one album.

No less remarkable collection auction number 14, "antiquarian books, autographs, engravings, postcards and posters," which will present 379 lots.
 
Lifetime editions of the following: Lot number 33 - Fables of Ivan Krylov, in seven books. - SPb.: A bookseller Slenina Ivan, 1825. The second illustrated book of fables in his lifetime, Ivan Andreyevich Krylov (1768-1844), lot number 36 - the first separate book edition of the novel: Pushkin, AS Eugene Onegin: a novel in verse. - SPb.: Type in. Alexander Smirdin, 1833.

Especially want to note books (72 lots) from the library of Professor, surgeon, doctor of medical sciences Gleb Alexandrovich Pokrovsky (1925-2008). The library includes books of spiritual content, books on art and philosophy, such as: Lot number 51 Vetrinsky, IJ The monuments of ancient Christian churches and Christian antiquities, with the description: sacraments, worship, temples, festivals: 5 tons - St. Petersburg.: The Department of Education, 1829-1845. With a dedication archpriest, a professor at the Moscow Theological Academy Ilia Vasilievich Gumilevskogo. Lot number 100 the Holy Gospel, published in Moscow in 1898, in a silver frame with polychrome enamels and in a wooden case, exquisitely performed by the private order, an extremely rare piece of Russian jewelers silversmiths.
 
From the richly illustrated editions note: Lot number 121 - Publication of the Russian painter, architect, Theodore G. Solntsev "Antiquities of the Russian state" - Moscow, 1849-1853, released a limited edition, with the smallest precision where the author to reproduce historical subjects in Russian history: the king's vessels, utensils , church clothes, icons, weapons and much more. Lot number 155 - the ceremonial album detailing the coronation of the imperial couple of Emperor Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna - "Description of the Holy Coronation of Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna." - SPb., 1883. Edition was published with great works of the best chromolithograph artists such as K.i N. Makowski, A. Sokolov, Karazin, Vereshchagin, V. Polenov, etc.

Of autographs, we draw your attention to two handwritten letters: Leo Tolstoy, dated 1904 (lot number 190) and Ilya Repin Secretary "Community of Artists" by T. Katurkinu from 1917 (lot number 240).

Select from the poetry of the first books of poets: lot number 242 - autographed by the poet Vyacheslav Ivanov, a graphic artist Nikolai Nikolaevich Vysheslavtsev "helmsman Star: Book of poetry." - St. Petersburg, 1903 Lot 247 - "Gold in Azure: Poems" by Andrei Bely, Lot number 249 - "Scarlet Book: Poems" by Sergei Krechetova.

Of emigre publications mention Lot number 315 - Michelle Sefor "Abstract art: its origin, the first names." - Paris, 1949 - with 24 original drawings by Mikhail Larionov, among them portraits of the artists Wassily Kandinsky, Christian Berard, Gabriele Munter, and colored pencil colored reproductions of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, as well as so characteristic of him, "Venus."

 

Viewing the collection is held at our office from 8 to September 16, 2011

We invite everyone to participate in the auction!

Both the auction catalog published on the website http://www.auction-imperia.ru/pages/6.htm.