In St. Petersburg, we found the secret room with the treasure

It finds that for the Petersburg historians and experts may be akin to the excavations of Troy, made in the restoration work at the mansion Naryshkin. When builders overlapping opened, they found there the "stone bag", which was hidden the family silver. Apparently, it is belonging to one of the most famous dynasties of the Russian Empire. Assess the value of the hoard is not taken even the experts.

As the "Fontanka", an unexpected discovery was made by chance: opening the ceilings in a family house on Tchaikovsky Street, 29, the builders came across a small room, which was not on any floor plan. Presumably, the "stone bag" could be made by one of the owners of the palace. The room of about 6 square meters and a height of about two meters was literally crammed with silver plate with the arms Naryshkin. In total, according to a source "Fontanka", was hid for about 40 bags.





Sets were so full that experts say has a high probability that the peers are not found in St. Petersburg. In them everything from spoons to the tureens and samovars. In total several thousand items. Now they are located in a larger room, 15 meters by 15. And it filled the entire room.
At the site, according to the "Fontanka", are specialists KGIOP, police officers Forensic Center of Research Affairs. Only then, to make an inventory of the finds, it may take several days.
Hid heirlooms Naryshkin long enough. Judging by the found in the same secret room newspapers, packaging took most of 1917, from February to Kornilov offensive in July and even later.
Besides the fact that experts are working together to assess the findings, there is another important nuance. It is necessary to establish those who just found the treasure. The fact that they are legally owed half of the market value.
First, this price to be determined, and then determine the range of ownership. Finally, the most difficult - to find enough money in the budget for payments. On the whole procedure could take a long time. According to experts, the main difficulty lies in the fact that the budget is not incorporated in the line of paying a treasure hunt. In the event of a finding in a family house on Tchaikovsky - the amount can be very, very significant. The restoration work, according to "Fontanka", led the company "Intarsia».
Reconstruction of 29 houses on the street Tchaikovsky began in September 2011. The building adapts to the St. Petersburg International Center of preserving cultural heritage, on the first floor of a two-storey house located a restaurant, and rooms on the second will be held cultural events, exhibitions, conferences and seminars, and in the yard wings should stay in office and technical facilities.
Investor and general contractor LLC acted "Intarsia" (part of "Intarsia"), which in 2009 bought in anticipation of the reconstruction of all the residential apartment and moved them to the status of non-residential. The project is supposed to "increase the ridge" in accordance with the opinion of historical and cultural expertise to create a garret on the front wings from the street and Tchaikovsky Druskenikskogo alley. The project is coordinated with KGIOP.
In "Intarsia" confirmed information about the found collection, but to talk about it in detail considered premature.

Xenia Poteeva, Cyrus Obukhov
"To Fontanka.ru» www.fontanka.ru/2012/03/29/068/

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