Trading in London. Russian Week Bashny.Net

Continuing the story of the Russian week of trading in London. Apart from the two giants - Christie's and Sotheby's - Russian connoisseurs collected two more iconic area smaller caliber. This year, a young house MacDougall's ahead of all Russian trading week began on Sunday. The overall result of trades amounted to 7 million pounds. Top lot at home, as expected, was the "View of Venice. San Giorgio Maggiore "Ivan Aivazovsky sold within the estimate for 1, 01 million pounds. Another painting of the painter, "Moonlit Night" went under the hammer for 497 thousand. Pounds. Closes week Russian Bonhams, whose last season did not become successful. Its outcome was a modest one, 79 million pounds. The most expensive works were not in demand, and the top lot was a battle canvas by Franz Rubo "Attack of the Circassians", sold for 157 thousand. Pounds in Estima 50-60 thousand.