Ancient weapons and armor. Militaria

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Titles of the 4 catalogs and contents:

1°: Auction catalog "Armes et Armures", relating to the collection of weapons and armor (15th-18th centuries) owned by His Excellency Mr. H. P. de B. (identified as the Russian noble Nikolay Balashov), printed in Saint Petersburg / Paris around 1912 on the occasion of the sale at the Hôtel Drouot.
With 5 plates hors texte and photographs of excellent quality with protective tissue.
58 pages and many lots described
In excellent condition.

2° • Collection de feu M. Henry (collection of the late Mr. Henry).
• Auctioneer: M. Georges Boulland (located at 26, rue des Petits-Champs, Paris).
• Associate experts:
• MM. Haro Frères (painter-experts for paintings, at 14 rue Visconti and 21 rue Bonaparte).
• M. Eugène Sortais (expert for weapons and works of art, at 23 rue des Capucines).
• Mr. Henry was originally a hatter in rue de la Paix who, after losing princely clientele due to the French Revolution of 1848, began a career as an antique dealer specializing in the trade of swords and antique armor.
RARE and very well preserved.

3°: • Authors: Bengt M. Holmquist and Birger Gripstad (with photographs by Birger Rönnbäck).
• Publishers: Published in cooperation with The Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and The Royal Army Museum (Armémuseum) of Stockholm.
• Publication year: 1982 (the original Swedish edition is from 1980).
• Content: An approximately 100-page work rich in color and black-and-white illustrations, tracing 350 years of history of the Swedish army’s arms and equipment, from the foundation of the Krigskollegium (the War College) in 1630
Pages: 104 and hundreds of photographs.
In perfect condition

4°: Catalog No. 21 of the Second Sale of the Geri Art Gallery (of Dr. Aldo Geri) in Milan, dating to the 1958–1959 season (Anno IVI). The auction was scheduled for Saturday, June 6 at 9:00 PM, at the Bramante Gallery, Attic Room – Portico Hall at Corso Venezia 10, Milan.
The curiosity of this catalog is the notes by those who participated at the time. Drawing each item.
Well preserved and intact.

Careful packing and tracked shipping.

Titles of the 4 catalogs and contents:

1°: Auction catalog "Armes et Armures", relating to the collection of weapons and armor (15th-18th centuries) owned by His Excellency Mr. H. P. de B. (identified as the Russian noble Nikolay Balashov), printed in Saint Petersburg / Paris around 1912 on the occasion of the sale at the Hôtel Drouot.
With 5 plates hors texte and photographs of excellent quality with protective tissue.
58 pages and many lots described
In excellent condition.

2° • Collection de feu M. Henry (collection of the late Mr. Henry).
• Auctioneer: M. Georges Boulland (located at 26, rue des Petits-Champs, Paris).
• Associate experts:
• MM. Haro Frères (painter-experts for paintings, at 14 rue Visconti and 21 rue Bonaparte).
• M. Eugène Sortais (expert for weapons and works of art, at 23 rue des Capucines).
• Mr. Henry was originally a hatter in rue de la Paix who, after losing princely clientele due to the French Revolution of 1848, began a career as an antique dealer specializing in the trade of swords and antique armor.
RARE and very well preserved.

3°: • Authors: Bengt M. Holmquist and Birger Gripstad (with photographs by Birger Rönnbäck).
• Publishers: Published in cooperation with The Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and The Royal Army Museum (Armémuseum) of Stockholm.
• Publication year: 1982 (the original Swedish edition is from 1980).
• Content: An approximately 100-page work rich in color and black-and-white illustrations, tracing 350 years of history of the Swedish army’s arms and equipment, from the foundation of the Krigskollegium (the War College) in 1630
Pages: 104 and hundreds of photographs.
In perfect condition

4°: Catalog No. 21 of the Second Sale of the Geri Art Gallery (of Dr. Aldo Geri) in Milan, dating to the 1958–1959 season (Anno IVI). The auction was scheduled for Saturday, June 6 at 9:00 PM, at the Bramante Gallery, Attic Room – Portico Hall at Corso Venezia 10, Milan.
The curiosity of this catalog is the notes by those who participated at the time. Drawing each item.
Well preserved and intact.

Careful packing and tracked shipping.

Details

Number of books
4
Type
Ancient weapons and armor. Militaria
Book title
Armes et armures,Swedish weaponry 1630. Collection de feu M. Henry
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1886
Publication year youngest item
1982
Height
29 cm
Width
19 cm
ItalyVerified
179
Objects sold
100%
Private

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