Arms, hunting weapons and military mementoes
Bedeutende Goldmedaille zur Hochzeit von Gustave de Foucault, Frankreich 1827
Material: Gold ,Obverse: 'CAROLUS X FRANC ET NAVAR REX / ET REGIT ET SERVAT / MDCCXXV', Reverse: 'IMMOTA FIDES / LEGATI PROVINCIARVM', Inscription 'Donné par M. Le M "is de Foucault pour le Mariage de son Fils Gustave de Foucault avec M "elle Victori…
Medaille 'Frankfurt Stadt / General-Postdirektion Thurn und Taxis', 1835
Medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the appointment of Alexander, Baron von Vrints Berberich, General Postmaster of the Princely House of Thurn and Tax. Dedicated by the merchants of the city of Frankfurt. Material: copper / bronze, Medailleu…
Belgische Militärpistole mit Steinschloss / A Belgian military pistol with a flintlock, um 1830
Material: walnut stock, brass butt plate and trigger guard, iron suspension ring, round barrel with cal. Approx. 17 mm ,hallmarking: on the barrel Belgian proof mark 'ELG' in oval, next to it London proof mark 'R' under crown, strike number '30', on …
Englische Militärpistole mit Perkussionsschloss / An English military pistol with a percussion lock, um 1849
Material: ebonized wooden stock, brass butt plates, iron suspension ring, octagonal barrel with cal. Approx. 14 mm ,hallmark: indistinct hallmark on barrel, on lock 'C. MAYBURY 1849' (gunsmith Charles Maybury in Birmingham/GB), length: total 39,5 cm,…
Englische Offizierspistole / An English officer's pistol, um 1742
Material: walnut stock, brass butt plate and trigger guard, round barrel with cal. Approx. 15 mm, converted from flintlock to percussion, hallmark: on the barrel hallmark 'IF', on the lock 'Vaughan 1742' (lock maker John Vaughan London/GB) and 'arrow…
Ordensspange mit Orden und Ehrenzeichen / A medal clasp with orders and decorations, Kaiserreich und 1. Weltkrieg
Medal Clasp:* Iron Cross 1914 2nd Class,* Grand Duchy of Hesse: Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen für Tapferkeit 1894,Matching ribbon miniature in enamel, reverse marked 'DRGM 800/000 MF',Condition: good.
Rey & Guinot - Maison de ventes aux enchères
Versailles, France
Ordre Royal Militaire du Christ.
Silver plated metal and enamel. Portugal. In its case. Brooch: 7.2 cm - Cross and its belly: 9 cm.
Arms, hunting weapons and military mementoes
Arms, hunting weapons and military mementoes make up the martial sector of the Drouot Digital market: the auction speciality where the art of war is practised.
It starts with a purchase of tin soldiers before moving on to the "real" arms, the collectors' items: hand-to-hand weapons (bayonets, sabres, daggers, etc.) and firearms (rifles, pistols and cannons) together with assorted military equipment like helmets and uniforms. Medals, insignia, flags and trophies also evoke the feats of arms of leading dignitaries and military men, and the historical memories attached to them.
This disparate collection of relics once belonging to famous figures – generals, heads of state and aristocrats – can range from a lock of Napoleon's hair to a pair of Marie-Antoinette's silk slippers, sold in 2012 at the Drouot saleroom…
As we remember, that unfortunate lady lost her head to the guillotine – an object has been known to appear into this auction category… "Aux armes, etc!", to quote Serge Gainsbourg's Marseillaise. We can add that these online sales of Arms, hunting weapons and military mementoes also feature portraits, clothes, hunting weapons (shotguns and rifles) and sports guns (pistols and revolvers).
