the Scandal erupted in Sochi, where the local resident was accused of stealing manuscripts of Pushkin, the cost of which is estimated at 75 million rubles. At least the same amount indicated in the Protocol businessman from whose house had stolen the jewel. And while the Tome is on the examination, the correspondent of “MK” has decided to ask the Chairman of the National Union of bibliophiles Mikhail Seslavinsky, as today there are manuscripts of the classics.
Any autographs and manuscripts cannot be judged by, not realizing what was going on – said Seslavinskiy “MK” – the Signature of the great poet, for example, on the statement of the Ministry of foreign Affairs, or another document – this one. The manuscript of the poem, excerpts from poems, prose text – is another.
– whether the manuscript Pushkin cost of 75 million rubles?
– assessment of the value of the manuscript, if it refers to a category of poetic and prose texts of the great poet, in the amount of about a million dollars just doesn’t seem to be too high. Examples of public sales does not actually exist, but individual cases I know. Even the simplest inscripti (handwritten inscription on the book. Approx. Ed.) the genius of Russian poetry were sold in recent years at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars. Special attention should be paid to the authenticity of the manuscript.
– a Lot of the fakes?
– Quite a lot. In addition, manuscripts and autographs of Pushkin very often not copied by hackers, and Museum workers in the preparation of exhibitions. These copies are typically created talented people on old paper using even oreshkovo ink specially made for these purposes, and at times played even sharpened goose feathers as Alexander. Any collector knows that inscripti Pushkin, in the case of proposals for their acquisition, must have either impeccable provenance (the history of ownership of artwork, an antique its origin. the Approx. Ed.), or expertise of two state agencies, and it is better both that and another.
