"There are only six such copies in the world"
The other day the Moscow FSB Department made a loud statement: in the Moscow region, the Chekists caught a "black archaeologist." In the possession of a resident of Kolomna, the security forces discovered a richest collection: more than a thousand medieval coins, wallets from the times of Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great ... However, the hero of the archaeological scandal himself said that he was not a criminal, but just a collector who became a victim of a hunt for his unique collection of rare coins ...
The oldest coins date from the 15th century.
54-year-old Mikhail Amosov is a local Kolomna celebrity. He is a collector, ethnographer and a well-known numismatist in the Moscow region. However, the Chekists suspected that the man, in addition to collecting, was also engaged in illegal archaeological excavations, as well as the resale of found curiosities on the black market.
According to a law enforcement source, the "black digger" was being monitored for more than a year. The result of this observation was a special operation carried out by FSB operatives near Moscow and local police officers from Kolomna on September 14.
In the private house of a local historian near Kolomna, the guards seized rare artifacts from different eras. In particular, a treasure of silver dirhams (an Arab coin from the time of the Golden Horde), unique coins of Kievan Rus, wallets with coins of Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great. In addition, in the dwelling, which was furnished as a real historical museum, the security forces found a collection of antique belt pads and other adornments. According to law enforcement officers, the collection is of great (and some specimens - and unique) historical and cultural value. However, this can only be said for sure at the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, where the artifacts were transferred for examination.
Now a pre-investigation check is being carried out, a criminal case has not yet been initiated. As the security officials say, the question of criminal liability can go only if it is proved that the local historian himself was engaged in illegal archaeological excavations. Otherwise, Amosov will face a fine for illegal circulation of archaeological items - from two to five thousand rubles with confiscation of artifacts. The local historian himself claims that it is his rich collection that is the real subject of a long-term dispute between him and the local Kolomna museum workers. They supposedly only dream of how to pick up the coins that Mikhail collected for more than ten years in a row.
One could not only see the medieval money itself, but also learn about the ways of storing it. There were pots instead of banks.
"The Secret of One Money"
According to Mikhail Amosov, all those artifacts that are now causing law enforcement claims are in fact a private collection that he has been collecting for many years in a row.
As far back as I can remember, I've always collected something: candy wrappers, badges, stamps, - says the collector. - There were also coins. As boys, we constantly climbed the ruins of the Kolomna Kremlin and found something. All this archeology, for which I am now threatened with imprisonment, was simply lying under my feet - I don’t want to take it. And nobody did it, didn’t study it. And I felt that there was something in this, I became interested in numismatics. In the early 2000s, I bought various literature and studied it. Then he began to collect coins on the sly. It was ours, Kolomna, which were minted here. Then I could not even imagine what results I would achieve.
The numismatist considers the coin struck in Kolomna at the beginning of the 15th century - the era of the reign of Prince Vasily the First (son of Dmitry Donskoy) - to be the pearl of his collection.
This money was first mentioned in 1842, - said Amosov. - Count Tolstoy, in his work dedicated to the coins of Vasily Dmitrievich of Moscow, reports three copies of such coins. There is a full description of it: on the front side is a rider riding to the right, with a falcon in his right hand. The image is enclosed in a linear border. Circular inscription "ДЕНЬГАКОЛОМЬСК".
It was believed that there are only three such coins in the whole world. They are kept in the Hermitage. And for a long time, scientists believed that these coins were fake and were not minted in the 15th century. In the mid-2000s, I came across a collector who wanted to sell an antique coin. But he didn't seem to fully understand what he was selling.
When I saw what exactly he wanted to offer me, I was speechless. In front of me lay that very coin - the fourth. I will not name the amount I paid. But I was ready to pay three times more.
Subsequently, this coin attracted two more of the same. Now there are six of them in the world: three in the Hermitage and three in the collection of the Kolomna Museum "Primordial". I gave my coins to the experts for study. They confirmed: the money is genuine, indeed, the beginning of the 15th century. It essentially became a scientific sensation. This means that the money of the Moscow principality was produced not only in Moscow, but also in Kolomna.
The museum is located in a small old building in the historical center of Kolomna.
Over a decade and a half, the collection of coins has grown to more than a thousand copies. In fact, it has become a living embodiment of the history of not only the city, but also the whole of Moscow Russia during its formation.
The Moscow and Ryazan principalities were constantly fighting for Kolomna, - says the local historian. - The question is why? Because this city was the economic and spiritual center of the principality. This means, and one of the symbols of power. At that time, power was about churches, trade and money.
From numismatists to patrons
According to Mikhail Amosov, his collection was completed by 2012. And the numismatist began to display his coins. At first, there were one-time exhibitions in the cultural centers of Kolomna. Then a much more ambitious plan appeared - to create your own museum of Kolomna money.
Amosov opened it in May 2014. The permanent exhibition is located in the very center of Kolomna - in a building at 14 Zaitseva Street, which belongs to the municipal museum center. This is a small two-storey house in the historical center of the city near the Pyatnitskiye Gates of the Kolomna Kremlin, built in the 17th century. The local historian has placed more than four thousand exhibits in two small rooms (25 square meters each). Visitors were delighted: the reviews in the museum magazine speak for themselves:
June 19, 2014: “As the first visitors to this museum from Germany, we would like to thank you for a wonderful story about the history of Kolomna money. Please continue on and on. We're impressed! Olga, Natasha and Charles ".
September 05, 2014: “Employees of the VKhNRTs named after academician I.E. Grabar. We visited your unforgettable museum. Were amazed, pleasantly surprised and delighted with the small but unique exposition. The professionalism of the guides and the informatism of the story are unforgettable. "
October 17, 2014: “Thank you for the interesting excursion. A very interesting story about the hoards of coins and unique coins of Kolomna ”(Center“ Kolomna-Knowledge ”).
Review of a young visitor in a museum magazine.
The history of the creation and activities of the museum took place before my eyes, - says Alexander Denisov, chairman of the board of the Kolomna club of local historians. - Long before the official opening, Mikhail did a lot of preparatory work. Together with the Kolomna Kremlin, he published a book about the early Russian coins of Kolomna and the surrounding area, established contacts with the staff of the State Historical Museum, systematized the numismatic collection, compiled the text of excursions and trained guides. The design of the museum equipment was thought out in detail: showcases, lighting, glass lenses for detailed examination of coins. He created a unique museum telling in a popular scientific form about the history of minting coins in Kolomna during the reign of Dmitry Donskoy and his son Vasily Dmitrievich.
As the local historian noted, more than two dozen exhibits were collected in "Iznachal", which are not found in any other museum in the world. In addition to rare coins, there were also items related to the technological process of minting money. And all kinds of ceramic vessels in which the inhabitants of the city hid their savings five centuries ago, burying them in the ground in pots to protect values from robbers and fires.
Moreover, the young museum managed to receive a diploma from the governor's project "Our Moscow Region" in the nomination "Heritage of the Moscow Region".
The exposition of the Kolomna Museum "Iznachalye" was also interesting for adults ...
"We will make you an honorary citizen, just give it all."
The museum began to experience problems a year after its opening. The official version is due to the fact that the collector did not register the values as a non-state part of the museum funds. Amosov got such a duty after the amendments to the law “On the Museum Fund and Museums in the Russian Federation” were adopted in the summer of 2013. It was rather vaguely stated that all private collections related to archeology and material over a hundred years old are considered the property of the state. Such a collection could only be legalized by registering it.
I have been trying to put coins on state registration for ten years, - says the local historian. “But this is an extremely complicated procedure. For each copy, you need to get an expert opinion that this item is of historical and cultural value. Expertise costs a lot of money.
The collector, as he explained, was not financially able to spend money on expensive expertise. He limited himself to transferring the collection to his own museum under a contract of gratuitous perpetual use. In fact, the collection has passed from an individual to a legal entity, but its status has not changed and it has not become more legal for the state.
Shortly thereafter, as Amosov said, he received an unambiguous proposal from one of the leaders of the City Museum, a non-profit organization. This structure acted as the landlord of the municipal building, which housed the "Primordial" museum.
I was offered the status of an honorary citizen of Kolomna. But on one condition - I give the collection to the state. I refused. I was afraid that the collection would either settle in someone's pockets, or lie dead in the museum reserves. I didn’t collect it for this. I needed these coins to be seen by people. I showed them to schoolchildren, delegations from France, Spain, China came to the museum.
According to experts in the field of cultural heritage protection, the state registration of artifacts and valuables is indeed a long and expensive procedure. But the costs can both protect the collector from the claims of officials and the police, and simply help to distinguish the genuine coin he is a fake.
The mechanism is complex, for each coin you need a separate expert opinion, which costs money, - explained Vladimir Khutarev-Garnishevsky, chairman of the Moscow branch of VOOPiK. - But if a person pays several hundred thousand rubles for one coin, does he really not want to know at least for himself what he paid for the original?
Even in state museums, there is a very high rejection rate. Experts sometimes discover that there is a fake in the museum. But there is a scheme that allows you to "whitewash" an artifact without an expert opinion. The owner simply exposes him to the museum, takes him to various exhibitions. After each exhibition, he takes a certificate that the thing was on display. With five or six such certificates, he will then calmly sell his thing and without an expert's opinion. As a matter of fact, this is dust in the eyes, but most often such certificates are enough for buyers.
And to children of all ages
Since October 2015, the landlords have refused to renew the contract with the Mikhail Amosov Museum. The local historian was forced to move the entire collection to his private house in the village of Molitvino near Kolomna. There, by the way, the museum has a legal address. So in legal terms, the artifacts were in the museum, so they remain in it.
The closure of the museum in the historic center of the city caused a wide response. Representatives of the city's cultural community defended the collector.
“In 2014, the Amosov collection formed the basis for the exposition of the created Museum“ Primordial ”, which was of great interest to residents and guests of the city,” wrote Vitaly Khitrov, general director of the Kolomna Kremlin museum, shortly after the exhibition was closed. - Unfortunately, the museum lost its premises, and this was a great loss for the culture and history of the city of Kolomna. We hope that the continuation of our joint work will be the release of the catalog of the museum exposition dedicated to the revival of the grand ducal coinage in Kolomna as the largest and most diverse of all existing ones today. "
"The Museum" Primordial "was created from money, but it introduced the fact that one cannot buy and sell - the place of power of Kolomna, where Russian coins were first minted, - said Elena Dmitrieva, founder of the Kolomna Center for the Development of Cognitive Tourism" City Museum ", in a letter to the chairman of the local council of deputies Nikolay Sidelev. - Every month the museum was visited by over a thousand people, most of whom were schoolchildren, who received knowledge about medieval Kolomna. Scientific works were written and conferences were held on the basis of the museum collection. (Copies of both letters are at the disposal of the editors.)
"31 boxes with various items"
Mikhail Amosov gave explanations many times in the prosecutor's office. The summons there, he said, began in connection with the statements of citizens who suspected the collector was wrong.
I allegedly promoted illegal excavations, - the local historian is indignant. - But I not only did not engage in such propaganda. I have published in many scientific and socio-political publications and everywhere I directly condemned this approach to the search for artifacts.
Moreover, the authors of complaints to the prosecutor's office even accused the collector of setting up an underground business of buying and selling artifacts excavated by illegal archaeologists. And supposedly he even told them where to dig. However, if this is so, why did the local historian, being in the field of view of law enforcement agencies, never get caught in such a deal red-handed?
The last episode, when Amosov had to give any explanations, became the most terrible.
On September 14, at about seven o'clock in the morning, a group of eleven people entered his house in the village of Molitvino, 77 (he is also the official legal address of the Museum "Primordial"). They turned out to be several officers of the FSB for Moscow and the Moscow region, police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Kolomna urban district, two attesting witnesses, as well as an employee of the local archaeological municipal center and for some reason an IT specialist. Amosov himself was not at home - only his wife Nadezhda and his minor schoolgirl daughter Maria were there.
The daughter said that one of the policemen told her: "Now your dad will be in jail." Instead of going to school, she was present during the whole procedure from 7.30 to 17.30 and helped her mother to make sure that no one threw or stole anything. The next day, when I arrived, the house smelled of valerian, and they even wanted to call an ambulance for my wife - her blood pressure jumped.
Households told the collector that the guards briefly showed them the order to inspect the living quarters, ordered by the judge of the Kolomna City Court Irina Sineva. They reported that operational-search activities were underway, and offered to voluntarily hand over items that were prohibited or restricted in circulation.
If I wanted, no one would ever know about this collection. But I never tried to hide anything. On the contrary, I specially gave it to the museum in order to show people and introduce coins into scientific circulation. As a result, I myself, with my own hands, made it so that none of my heirs could dispose of this collection. They won't be able to sell or export anything abroad. I did this on purpose so that she always remained on the territory of my state. And now this same state says that I am a criminal.
Everything that happened in Amosov's house almost immediately hit the Internet. The operatives filmed everything. The minute video shows a huge number of tablets with slender rows of coins. Those same wallets from the times of Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great. Next to them are plastic museum plates with descriptions of artifacts - left over from the permanent exhibition of the museum.
The security officials had to consider and recount the artifacts until the evening. Then they collected everything in boxes and carried away in an unknown direction.
However, for some reason, there is no list of these very artifacts in the protocol of the examination of the premises (a copy is at the disposal of the editors). Instead, the Chekists printed something unimaginable. Here are just a few points from a whole sheet that takes up the list of withdrawn:
"A plastic container containing 2 plastic bags, 3 plastic boxes, a plastic bag with various items";
"A plastic container containing one bag of various items, one cigarette pack containing various items."
Amosov's wife, Nadezhda, did not stand aside and indicated her objections right in the minutes:
“The confiscated things, namely each of them, have not been properly examined, photographed, not described, their identifying signs have not been counted. Many of these seized items are of significant value, including historical.
Subsequently, I do not exclude that something can be lost in a certain way, replaced, which can lead to irreversible consequences. In this regard, I am applying for recounting, photographing and describing each seized item and thing. "
Of course, there are still many questions in this story that the Kolomna regional historian himself either found it difficult to answer, or answered vaguely. For example, why didn't he register his collection even after the local prosecutor's office had complaints against him?
In fact, Amosov said "a", but for some reason did not say "b". I gave the coins to my museum, but did not complete the matter and did not make them part of the museum funds, as the law says.
The sources of the origin of the artifacts are also unclear. Where did they come from? If purchased, from whom? If dug up, where? After all, as archaeologists say, any find is valuable only when it is reliably known where it was raised from the ground. Otherwise, it is better not to dig it up at all and leave it in the cultural layer to which it belongs.
If the values were found during excavations, then who dug? And did this person have an open sheet - the only document that gives the archaeologist the legal right to pick up a shovel and dig “into the depths of the centuries”?
And if the collector bought coins and other treasures at auctions and from private individuals, or, for example, accepted them as gifts or exchanged them, where are the documents confirming this? Their presence also before January of this year was a requirement of the law "On the export and import of cultural property." Any such transaction had to be formalized in simple writing, contract or receipt. Does Mikhail Amosov have them? The investigation has yet to find answers to these questions.
At the same time, I really want to believe that each artifact will really be transferred for examination to competent specialists, and then hidden under lock and key in the storage room of material evidence until a legal decision is made on the case. Otherwise, there is a risk that neither tourists, nor schoolchildren, nor simply curious citizens will ever see the rare Kolomna money.
Dear friends!
More than five years ago I ended up on Beybiks thanks to the magazines "Dream House" by De "Agostini. And who among the girls in childhood did not dream of a doll house?
I was probably still lucky - they bought me GDR furniture for little dolls, I still remember a wooden sideboard with glass doors with a pattern and an aquarium - wooden, with legs like a TV. In front there was glass with painted seaweeds, fish ... It seems, even several layers of glass. And at the back is a backlight. Sometimes I look through German i-bey, but I haven’t seen anything like that. However, like other furniture that I barely remember. The only thing is a clock, a wooden clock with weights and a pendulum. They seem to be part of a set of doll furniture. I recently bought a set precisely because of this watch. The furniture is in the box, and the clock is in the kitchen at the House of Dreams (hereinafter - DM).
So, back to De "Agostini. With what delight I was waiting for each issue! Here! It! Real! Dishes, cupboard, bed! Another cupboard, table! And so on ...
And finally the house itself! I was lucky, a year after the acquisition, I managed to find a place where to put it. Only during this year I realized that one is not enough for me. I managed to buy a second one. And now I have 4 floors and an attic. And also a balcony and a courtyard under the house.
Until the end, I did not realize all the ideas regarding this "residential block", I was carried away by other dolls.
But the House is standing, so I decided to show it all the same. Forgive in advance for any flaws in the design (for a long time "there was no repair").
Initially, the house was closed from the front by “walls” with windows and a door. But I wanted to observe life inside constantly, passing by. It was not wise to keep it open - in our area there is a lot of dust from the road and railways. In general, I bought pieces of plexiglass of the right size on the construction market, attached them to the best of my ability, and moved the door to the end. The house, however, was left without windows inside, and okay. But the doors are real - opening, and not decorative, as it was originally in the DM.
In general, I must say that although De "Agostini did not write a word about lighting, but the DM has the necessary" cable channels ", that is, at least it is designed for chandeliers.
I don’t remember whether I used lighting before, or the inhabitants first arrived, but now life is in full swing in the house!
Our “plot” does not contain many “acres”, therefore we have to use the existing territory - a house on stilts, and under it a yard for walking.
Where the house is located is a mystery. Everything blooms there forever, huge fruits ripen (something like giant apples), a pine tree grows. But at the same time, as it turns out, the house is preparing to celebrate Christmas ... In general, some tricky edges, where it is always warm and pine trees grow.
This is how the whole house looks like. On the roof, high, high, even a stork settled.
And now I propose to look into all corners of the house and the site. I must say right away that I still have not figured out who considers himself the owner and who came to visit. People are distributed on all floors, and who is who, who belongs to whom, is not recognized. And also everyone is very fond of animals. They are allowed to be everywhere.
I suggest starting the inspection of the DM from the bottom, from the yard.
Here is a courtyard. Here they walk with the baby (nanny or wet nurse, I suppose). A man watches the boys learn to ride a pony. Large dogs circle around, they prefer to spend time in the yard, in the house they are cramped.
The lady on the bench and the man are from Caco, very mobile and naturalistic, the boys are modern Chinese porcelain.
On the right we see a column with water (in fact, it is working, "fountain"). 
On the left, the girls swing on a swing (old German), next to the cat is watching the fish in a decorative pond. 
A dog and a cat are playing inside the yard. But in general, animals live here amicably.
There is also a merry-go-round in the yard, but very few people ride it now. 
The couple goes on horseback riding. The bridles and saddles are my work, and the BRYER horses are amazingly realistic. A man and a woman are porcelain Chinese dolls with a frame, they can change poses, and the man's head also turns (a rarity). 
Cats run around the stairs leading to the house. Kittens are playing in the grass. 
By the way, the woman is sitting as it should be in a lady's saddle, lifted her skirt to show her legs. Although, of course, shoes are not suitable riding shoes, she needs boots. 
A pug climbs the stairs home with difficulty, but the cats on the tree and on the fence don't care ... 
This French couple is caring for the plants. In general, it somehow happened that everyone who works in the house - both the cooks and the maids - is also mostly French, antique and vintage.
A hedgehog runs in the thickets of ferns. 
And on a pine tree an owl and white doves sat down to rest. 
This is the entrance to the house. Again, we are met by a Frenchwoman. 
At the entrance, of course, there are also flowers. 
This is the front (or hallway, what is the correct name?). Here you can leave your clothes, make a phone call.
The lady in blue obviously came to visit with her daughter and her two dogs - a Chihuahua and a toy terrier. 
Someone forgot a toy hare on the bench. The cat, of course, is interested in everything! 
The boy was in the house already before the guests arrived. I believe that he, like me, has a favorite breed of dogs - Chihuahua, he rather rushed to stroke this short-haired girl. 
Next room. A staircase leads to the second floor and a door on the left leads to the bathroom. The governess is French, the boy is an old German pupil. 
Supplies under the stairs. 
This is the bathroom. Here, the mother and the children are still putting themselves in order. Mom is a modern Chinese porcelain doll, the girl is a celluloid vintage from the 8 Marta factory. And the baby in the bathroom is antique. 
Of course, kittens managed to get into the bathroom! 
And this is the second floor. Kitchen. Here the ladies of Petitcolin do their magic.
What is there not in the kitchen! A pug rolls on its back near the stool, gnaws at a bone. 
Here they are on the wall - a clock from the GDR, about which I recalled at the beginning of the publication. One to one, as we remember in childhood.
And the cat on the chair is pensively watching the pieces of salmon on the plate ... 
The turkey serving table is moving towards the living room ... 
And here is the living room! I think that the guests either have not gathered yet, or have been celebrating for a long time - there are not many people at the table. Drink, relax ... 
There is a Christmas tree in the corner, and on the table is a decoration, Santa Claus! Thanks to Svetlana (kiskis) - this is all her work - and the tree in the room, and Santa Claus, and almost all the food in the house.
Dolls, as you probably understood, are Chinese porcelain. 
A curious cat climbs on the back of a chair, a Chihuahua - clearly a long-haired minichka - watches from the side. 
And this guy managed to beg for his piece of sausage! 
This is a balcony on the second floor. 
There are flowers and a bird in a cage. 
Basically - orchids, I love them very much! 
Remaining premises
If it were not for this pretty doll, I would not have visited Brest, and you would never have known that a wonderful person lives in this world, who collects everything in the world in his cute and cozy house. But no one sees it, because Lily lillyho
believes that no one is interested in her collections, from which I fell into quiet delight and, no matter how hard I tried to consider everything, I did not succeed, although I spent almost 8 days in Belarus.
And if you ask me - what is my strongest impression from a recent trip, then I don’t hesitate to tell you - Lily's collection.
My friendship with Lilya began with this doll, which has a rather unusual story.
Once upon a time, my husband brought a postcard from Brussels, which showed a doll in a national costume. My mother, a needlewoman, was eager to make such a doll, which, of course, we immediately fell in love with.
Once in one of Lily's posts, I found out that she loves dolls very much, and after seeing several dolls in her photos, it was decided that this is the most suitable company for our pet. And the doll was sent to Brest. And Lilya and I began to correspond, made friends and, finally, exchanged visits.
What was my delight when I saw what a friendly company my beloved Belgian woman got into!
And this is not just a collection of dolls. Each of these dolls has its own history, and some, collectible-numbered, even have passports. But that's not all. Each (!) Doll has a "document" written by Lily personally, describing the date of purchase, name, height and other doll details.
Imagine how long it took to collect this collection!
Lily's most rare dolls are kept elsewhere.
Here is one of them - her name is Elizabeth II. Lilina's collection began with this doll.
It was released by the German company "K&W" in 1952. True, it was presented to Leela in 1958.
(I didn't want to let this doll out of my hands, because in my distant childhood, I had a doll very similar to her, which I called - Veronica).
The next rarity lies in such a rare chest.
This is the GDR, 1965 release. The baby doll has a dowry, in which, in addition to clothes, a blanket and a rattle, there is even a washcloth and a clothespin.
And also a whole regiment of GDR rarities of 1975-1981 years of release.
Eric, Matilda, Elsa, Bridget, Grethan ...
Tell me, is it possible to look at these faces without a smile?
Among the rarities - an exceptionally beautiful, also GDR-ovsky doll Florentina, which this year turned 48 years old! Lilya got it without an original outfit. The hat and dress were made by the needlewoman herself, Lilya. But she had no shoes.
But - don't have a hundred rubles, but ...
The most interesting thing is that the golden shoes for Florentina were found! And they came from the USA. They were won at the auction by Lilina's friend especially for this doll!
But if you think that this is all, then you are deeply mistaken! Let's take a look at these boxes with boxes neatly signed by Lily's handles.
Each box contains a doll. And each of these dolls is a work of puppet art. And all of them are heroines of famous novels by famous writers.
Lily also has a collection of fairytale houses. Rather, not fabulous, but simply - houses in which one would like to live.
This house was assembled with his own hand from individual parts without any schemes, which Lilya is very proud of.
All these houses on the eve of the New Year seemed fabulous to me ...
And I would like to live in each of them.
And what wonderful houses are exhibited in the Lily's window, which overlooks Gogol Street.
This is what a generous soul means! I would admire these houses myself. And Lilya puts them on display.
Which, in general, is fraught with unnecessary curious glances and knocks on the window. But Lilya is not the kind of person to pay attention to this. Let them admire !!!
And this house in Lily's house in general struck me on the spot,
as soon as he opened his doors.
I have seen similar houses in foreign films. And to be honest, I envied those children who could own such "wealth".
And here, in Lily's house, there was such a house, fully equipped with doll furniture.
Lilya collected it with her own hands for several years. It is called the House of Dreams.
I show a few of the insides of the house.
You can endlessly consider these little things.
But Lilya is not happy with her house - there are no chandeliers yet. And she still lacks pictures on the walls. The paintings, by the way, have already been ordered. Only gilded baguettes are expected ...
And here are the residents of the Dream House.
It was quite difficult to settle them in the Belarusian Dream House.
The thing is that the Italian company " DeAgostini " For some reason, he accepts orders for these dolls only from US residents. But there are no barriers for Lily, since she has faithful friends in every corner of the world.
So - admire. Exclusive!
Check out the next collection.
In my opinion, this collection of Belarusian ceramic whistles is unique. She has been going to Lily for three decades.
It would seem - a WHISTLE! But its original purpose was to protect the home from misfortune, to protect it from wild animals.
All whistles are valid. Checked!
It is understandable why none of the Gogol characters are terrible for Lilia's dwelling, although they live literally in front of her house. WHISTLE !!!
Collections of ceramic jugs are about the same time as whistles.
Pay attention to the background. There are more vessels. And believe me, they are not only on these shelves ...
There is also a small collection of "mini-glass" of local production. But this collection, as I understood it, was only at the beginning of gathering.
Netske and all the same ceramic jugs.
For some reason I haven't photographed a very interesting collection of painted porcelain eggs. Probably from an excess of feelings. But one such egg, presented by Lily, is in my house. It's unusual. You open it, and there is another egg, decorated with beads and ribbons. And above - a touching butterfly.
This beaded weave is made by Lily's handles. Design, of course, also - by our craftswoman.
Now I think that you understand why it took me a week to look at all Lily's collections. After all, there are also photographs, paintings, and a collection of old postcards, stamps, caskets, and a collection of coins, and a collection of handkerchiefs. And I generally keep quiet about books ...
And what is important - all the shelves you saw for Lily's collections, all the furniture - visible and invisible, was made by the hands of Lily's husband, who, I think, is proud of such a non-standard hobby of his wife.
Lily's children are also keen collectors. My daughter and her husband, who live in Poland, collect illustrated children's books. And my son, who is now on a long sea voyage somewhere off the coast of Ecuador, collects bunnies, which I show you with great pleasure.
I slept under these bunnies and believe me that my sleep was deep and deep - the kind energy of this hospitable house was so strong.
Well, in conclusion, I am showing you the latest addition to Lilina's doll collection. I think you understand where this doll came from, which Lilya named Olesya. I know that she will be very comfortable in the puppet community. And do not think that this is because the dolls are silent. Remember at least Andersen's fairy tales. The puppet world is complex. But I am sure that in Lily's house everyone will love Olesya, because she is from the wide heart of the world, friendship and kindness.
There are people who were left to live in childhood. There are few of them, but they are. They look at the world with their clear, childish eyes and see it in a completely different way than we do. But next to them you become better and cleaner.
And I'm just happy that fate brought me to this small country where a Man with a big, pure and kind heart lives - my dear collector - Lilya.
Collecting is one of the most enjoyable, popular and least time-consuming human hobbies. Half of the inhabitants of our planet collected something, albeit in small quantities. In the world of society, people collect a huge number of items, ranging from beer caps to real cars. But, collecting houses occupies an interesting niche in this type of hobby:
- Puppetry;
- Card;
- Ceramic.
Each of these types of houses has its own characteristics and requires some preparation if a person is going to start creating an impressive collection of objects.
Preparing for collecting houses.
To begin with, you need to understand the main mistake of all people - the lack of preparation for a hobby. For an impressive collection, it is necessary to prepare a place for its storage, and it should not be a shelf in the garage, which only a few will see, but a prominent place in the house. The ideal option would be an individual shelving unit or a showcase where the houses will be stored. In the case of creating a small collection of items, 1-2 shelves may be suitable for storing them. After creating a place to store the collection, you need to decide on the ways to replenish it.
There can be three main ways:
- Gifts from friends Is one of the most economical ways to expand your collection when your friends give you new exhibits for the holidays, or just come to visit. The disadvantage of this method is the long term, and the possibility of duplicating items.
- Purchasing collectibles- the fastest and most convenient way to replenish the collection of houses or other items. The downside is the financial side of this method, the costs are very significant.
- Needlework- if your collectibles can be made with your own hands, then this is an ideal way to make an original collection, which over time can become a very profitable business when wealthy collectors can become interested in exclusive exhibits. But, this method requires a creative touch, which, unfortunately, not everyone has.
Collecting doll houses.
Doll houses gained their popularity back in the 19th and 20th centuries, when craftsmen began to make small copies of large houses where dolls could be placed. At the same time, the copies turned out to be so realistic and functional (you could get to any part of the dollhouse) that they immediately became the favorite toys of children from wealthy families. In the modern world, it is possible to purchase not only doll houses made of wood, but also of glass or plastic. But, it is the classic wooden doll houses, with perfectly accurate elaboration of all the details inside such a house, that are of interest to all collectors and, in truth, are quite expensive. An alternative would be the option with self-made doll houses.
Collecting ceramic houses.
Here everything is even more varied and interesting. A collection of ceramic houses (for example, http://geo-podarok.ru/keramicheskie-domiki) can be a decoration for any home that has a place for them. Ceramic houses can be easily purchased in the online stores of various workshops, which provide an extensive assortment. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to make a ceramic house yourself, but, as you know, the main thing is to have a desire. The advantage of most ceramic houses is their second function - the role of table lamps, since candles can be placed inside them and create the image of a lit light inside a small house.
Collecting houses of cards.
This type of collecting requires a lot of perseverance, patience and creativity. To build even a small house of cards, you will need to spend not a single hour of your time, and endure a lot of disappointments, but it's worth it. Some fans of this type of hobby create houses of cards that are truly amazing for the common man.
Any collecting of houses is an exciting process, which, in the case of a person's excitement, can turn into a hobby of his life, and will allow leaving an original legacy to his descendants!