March 2023 auction results *

The first day witnessed the sale of the entire collection of paintings by Anatoly Slepyshev, most of which were sold higher than the estimate price. Other outstanding results were given by the collection of flower screenprints by Andy Warhol, lots 24 to 28, which fetched between 9 750 € and 10 000 €. The enchanting oil on board by Konstantin Korovin, lot 191, attracted many bidders and made the final result of 35328 €, almost 4 times its starting price. Among objects, worth mentioning are lot 133, the elegant Lalique folding screen, sold for 9 750 €, or the bronze sculpture of Natalia Dudinskaya as ‘Princess Aurora’ by Elena Janson-Manizer, sold for 6 650 € (lot 235bis).

On the 9th of March, the Manuscripts and Autographs sale fetched 4 725 € for an autograph letter by Horatio Nelson, duke of Bronte (lot 521) and 3 325 € for another autograph letter written by Ekaterina Dolgorukova (lot 541). Among photographs, one depicting Winston Churchill and signed by him was sold for 3 375 €, almost double its estimate (lot 574).