Porcelain and Silver: Iconic Names and High Prices
| Item | Author / Manufacturer | Period | Materials | Hammer Price |
| Porcelain figurine 'The Fortune Teller' | Natalia Danko, State Porcelain Factory (GZF) | 1922 | Porcelain, polychrome painting | 24,000 EUR |
| Silver podstakannik (tea glass holder) | Ivan Sazikov | 1875 | Silver, gilding | 10,000 EUR |
| Photo frame | Ivan Britsyn | Early 20th c. | Silver, gilding, enamel, diamond | 12,000 EUR |
| Tea and coffee service | Peter-Gustav-Adolf Petrell | 1843 | Silver (4.5 kg) | 10,000 EUR |
| Monumental vase | Imperial Porcelain Factory | Mid-19th c. | Porcelain, bronze, gilding | 24,000 EUR |
The recent Hargesheimer auction featured outstanding examples of Russian decorative and applied arts, which were sold for significant sums. It should be noted that a 25% auction fee and shipping costs must be added to the final price of each lot.
Among the lots, a rare porcelain figurine 'The Fortune Teller' by Natalia Danko, created at the State Porcelain Factory in Petrograd in 1922, stood out. This elegant composition, about 20 cm high, depicting a gypsy and a fashionably dressed lady, was sold for 24,000 euros. Another top lot was a monumental Chinoiserie-style vase on a bronze stand, made at the Imperial Porcelain Factory during the reign of Nicholas I.
Silver items also showed strong results. A silver podstakannik (tea glass holder) with a lid and spoon by Ivan Sazikov (1875) sold for 10,000 euros. A photo frame with pink enamel and a diamond by Ivan Britsyn was sold for 12,000 euros, and a massive tea and coffee service from 1843 by Petrell's workshop reached 10,000 euros.
Sculpture and Soviet Graphics
Among the works of sculpture and graphics, a bronze piece by Paolo Trubetskoy (Pavel Petrovich Trubetskoy), a famous Italian and Russian sculptor, attracted attention. The 1906 composition, depicting his first wife Elin with their son, was sold for 15,000 euros. The height of this cast bronze sculpture is 40 cm.
The auction also featured rare propaganda posters from the 1930s by the artist Rozalia Moiseevna Rabinovich. These works reflect the spirit of the era of industrialization and the development of the North.
- A lot of five posters (1932-1933) on the themes of the five-year plan and the expedition to Wrangel Island was sold for 2,600 euros.
- Another lot, consisting of four posters by the same author measuring approximately 60 by 40 cm, sold for 2,200 euros.
Rare Metalwork: Bronze Icons with Enamel
| Icon Title | Period / Author | Features | Hammer Price |
| The Old Testament Trinity | Russia, 19th c. | Bronze, 5 enamel colors, height 18 cm | 10,000 EUR |
| The Baptism of Christ | Rodion Khrustalyov | Bronze, enamel, signed, height 15 cm | 6,100 EUR |
| The Dormition of the Mother of God | Russia, 1st half of 18th c. | Bronze, enamel, height 28 cm | 16,000 EUR |
| The Crucifixion | Russia, c. 1800 | Bronze, enamel, extended, height 21 cm | 11,000 EUR |
| Sts. Constantine and Vladimir | Russia | Bronze, enamel, rare, height 14 cm | 15,000 EUR |
The Russian metalwork section demonstrated high collector interest, especially for icons with multi-colored enamels. Prices for some examples reached 16,000 euros, which testifies to the value and rarity of such items.
Among the sold lots were both signed works and rare iconographic subjects dating from the 18th-19th centuries. The good preservation of the enamels significantly increased the value of these works.
Monumental Icon Painting of the 17th Century
Some of the most expensive lots at the auction were monumental 17th-century icons. These works, originally part of church iconostases, represent significant historical and artistic value.
The icon 'Christ Enthroned Among the Angelic Powers' was valued at 40,000 euros. This image, painted in egg tempera on a three-part panel, has impressive dimensions of 110 by 84 cm.
Even more impressive was the sale of the 'Christ Pantocrator' icon in a silver basma oklad (repoussé cover). This monumental image, presumably from the Moscow or Yaroslavl school, comes from the collection of a German noble family. Measuring 138 by 83.5 cm, the icon was sold for 60,000 euros.
18th-Century Icons and Wedding Pairs
18th-century icons were also in demand. The image 'Christ, King of Kings', created in Moscow in the early 18th century, was sold for 13,000 euros. The icon is painted in egg tempera on a two-part panel measuring 43 by 35 cm.
A true gem was a wedding pair of icons with a filigree oklad (cover) by master Ivan Gubkin. This set, consisting of two icons in a common glazed kiot (icon case), is fully hallmarked. The reverse side also features an image of the Russian yacht 'Polar Star'. The lot, from a private collection, was sold for 30,000 euros.
