Gelos (Latin: Gelos) is one of the first auction houses in the Russian Federation.
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History
Gelos Antique-Auction House was founded on February 17, 1988, it has license No. 1, license for valuation activity No. 008214. The sale of the Inkombank collection was an important milestone not only in the history of the Gelos Auction House, but also a significant event for entire Russian antique market. Over the years, the clients of the Gelos association have been: Representatives of the Presidential Administration , the Parliament and various ministries of Russia , ambassadors and employees of foreign embassies in Moscow, heads of the Association of Russian Banks , Most, Alfa Bank, the International Olympic Committee, and the museum -the reserve "Moscow Kremlin" and the State Central Museum of Theater named after Bakhrushin, Kommersant Publishing House, Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper, Argumenty i Fakty weekly, ITAR-TASS, Ostankino State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company and many others. [one]
Criticism of the Gelos auction
Auction "Gelos" is periodically criticized. For example, the auction is accused of often exposing unknown and uninteresting works of art to anyone, of which there is no way to make a serious collection.
This situation "Gelos" is very happy - in their niche gallery owners feel they are always the first and always the best. In the absence of competition, you do not need to develop, but you can lazily conduct gray auctions of gray paintings. A few years ago, Gelos was given a chance to demonstrate their strength, to play with muscles - the state ordered the auction house to sell off the famous collection of the bankrupt Inkombank. But “Gelos” managed to fail even these auctions, which, if they had been occupied by Sotheby's, would probably have become sensational. So it remains to sell Pyrikov , Chernoivanov and Zhashkov unknown to anyone.
- The article "Turnover" of the black art market "in Russia ranges from $ 300 million to $ 1.5 billion [2] ," Izvestia newspaper dated 08.30.04
Services
- Antique Auctions
- Online or Telephone Antique Auctions
- Selling items through a salon
- Expertise and advice on antiques
- Legal advice on antiques
- Selection and acquisition of collections
- Educational programs
See also
- Antiques
Links
- Antique-Auction House "Gelos" Kiev - Evaluation of items
- “How they sold Black Square.” Three years on sale to the Inkombank collection. ” An article in the newspaper Izvestia.
- “The turnover of the black art market in Russia ranges from $ 300 million to $ 1.5 billion. An article about Gelos in the Izvestia newspaper.
- Antique-Auction House "Gelos" Kiev - Auction Results
- Antique-Auction House "Gelos"