Christies: The Golden Age of Russian Literature: A Private European Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Golden Age of Russian Literature: A Private European Collection | Total Sales (GBP) | 2,271,250.00 |
| Auction Date | July 09, 2019 - July 09, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 897,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #18441 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,312,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 121 | ||
| Sold Lots | 76 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,261,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 62.81% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,840,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 45 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 123.39% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837). | Evgenii Onegin. Roman v stikhakh. Gl. 1 [Eugene Onegin. A novel in verse. Chapter 1]. |
1825 | GBP 120,000.00 - 160,000.00 | GBP 467,250.00 |
| 36 | GOGOL, Nikolai Vasil'evich (1809-1852). | Vechera na khutore bliz dikan'ki. Kn. 1-2 [Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka. Books 1-2]. |
1831-1832. | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 175,000.00 |
| 78 | PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837). | Ruslan i Liudmila. Poema v shesti pesniakh. [Ruslan and Liudmila. A Poem in Six Cantos]. |
1820 | GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 143,750.00 |
| 35 | FET, Afanasy Afanasyevich (1820-1892). | Liricheskij panteon. [The Lyrical Pantheon]. |
1840 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 100,000.00 |
| 72 | MNEMOZINA. | [PUSHKIN et al.]. Mnemozina. Chast’ I-IV. [Mnemozina. Parts I-IV]. |
1824-1825. | GBP 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 93,750.00 |
| 85 | PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837). | Tsygany (Pisano v 1824 godu). [Gypsies (Written in 1824)]. |
1827 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 93,750.00 |
| 87 | PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837). | Bakhchisaraiskii fontan. [The Fountain of Bakhchisarai]. |
1827 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 81,250.00 |
| 57 | KRYLOV, Ivan Andreevich (1768-1844). | Basni. [Fables]. |
1809 | GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 72,500.00 |
| 28 | DOSTOEVSKY, Fyodor (1821-1881). | Besy. [The Devils, sometimes The Possessed or Demons]. |
1873 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 68,750.00 |
| 100 | PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837) and Vasilii ZHUKOVSKY. | Na vzjatie Varshavy. Tri stikhotvorenija V. Zhukovskogo i A. Pushkina. [On the taking of Warsaw. Three poems by V. Zhukovsky and A. Pushkin].Tri stikhotvorenija V. |
1831 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 67,500.00 |
| 54 | KRYLOV, Ivan Andreevich (1768-1844). | Pochta dukhov [Chast’ I-II]. [The Spirits’ Mail. Parts I-II]. |
1789 [-1790]. | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 60,000.00 |
| 80 | PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837). | Bakhchisaraiskii fontan. [The Fountain of Bakhchisarai]. |
1824 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 50,000.00 |
| 74 | PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837). | 'K drugu stikhotvortsu' [To a poet friend]. [In:] Vestnik Evropy [The Herald of Europe] Part 76, N.13. |
1814 | GBP 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | GBP 47,500.00 |
| 81 | [PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837)]. | Poljarnaja Zvezda…na 1823 god. [Polar Star…for the year 1823]. |
1823 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 43,750.00 |
| 77 | PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837). | Sobranie obraztsovykh russkikh sochinenii i perevodov v stikakh, v 6 ch. [Chast’ 1-6.] [Collection of Exemplary Russian Works and Translations in Verse, in 6 parts.] [Parts 1-6.] |
1815; 1816; 1817 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 40,000.00 |
| 8 | CHEKHOV, Anton Pavlovich (1860-1904; writing as 'Antosha Chekhonte'). | Skazki Mel'pomeny. Shest' razskazov. [The Tales of Melpomene. Six Short Stories]. |
1884 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 37,500.00 |
| 83 | [PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837)]. | Severnye tsvety. [Northern Flowers]. |
1825-1830. | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 37,500.00 |
| 26 | DOSTOEVSKY, Fyodor (1821-1881). | Zapiski iz podpol'ia. Povest. [Notes from the Underground. A Tale.] |
1866 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 36,250.00 |
| 103 | PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837). | Evgenii Onegin. Roman v stikhakh. [Eugene Onegin. A novel in verse]. |
1833 | GBP 25,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 30,000.00 |
| 73 | NEKRASOV, Nikolai Alekseevich (1821-1877). | Mechty i zvuki: stikhotvorenija N.N. [Dreams and Sounds: Poems N.N.]. |
1840 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 27,500.00 |
| 27 | DOSTOEVSKY, Fyodor (1821-1881). | Prestuplenie i nakazanie. [Crime and Punishment]. |
1867 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 23,750.00 |
| 29 | DOSTOEVSKY, Fyodor (1821-1881). | Idiot. [The Idiot.] St Petersburg: K. |
1874 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 23,750.00 |
| 93 | PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837). | Kavkazskii plennik, povest'. [A Prisoner of the Caucasus]. |
1828 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 23,750.00 |
| 105 | [PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837)]. | Istoriia pugachevskago bunta. [History of the Pugachev Rebellion]. |
1834 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 23,750.00 |
| 119 | TOLSTOY, Leo (1828-1910). | Azbuka. [Chast’ I[-IV].] [Azbuka. Parts I[-IV]]. |
1872-1874. | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 23,750.00 |
