Russian Art
Oct 27, 2020
France
Le Park Palace Avenue de la Costa 98000, Monaco
Terms of sale
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All lots marked with the symbol are under temporary importation are subject to import tax (5.5%)
Lots: 8, 27, 28, 29, 30, 40, 41, 45, 46, 51, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95
The following lots are subject to Artist's Resale Right (an additional 3% will be added to hammer price)
(Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional)
Lots 41, 45, 46, 83,84
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LOT 224:
DEMIDOV PRIZE
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Start price:
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400
Estimated price:
400€-500€
Auction house commission: 27%
VAT: 17% On commission only
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
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DEMIDOV PRIZE
Regulations on awards established on April 17, 1831 by Chamberlain P. N. Demidov. -
ed. 1851 St. Petersburg, 1851. - 27 p.; 24x16 cm. Title page and text in parallel in Russian
and French. In «s ilent» publishing cover.
The history of personal awards commenced in 1831, when the Chamberlain P. N. Demidov
(1798-1840) established the Demidov prize «for the promotion and success of science, literature
and industry in their homeland». Pavel Nikolaevich impowered the Imperial Academy
of Sciences with the right to present awards. The Academy received 20,000 rubles each
year for promoting the best works and 5,000 rubles for encouraging «authors of the most
excellent works, which enriched Russian literature during the previous year».
In 1851, the prize was awarded to the surgeon N. I. Pirogov and the hydrographer M. F.
Reinecke.
