Catalogue Of The Important Collection Of Objects Of Art Antiquities Armour And Arms Formed By Se Kennedy Esq Christies 1918 PDF Download

Excerpt from Catalogue of Arms, Armor and Curios of Unusual Importance and Value, Including the Collections of the Late William S. Hoyt of New York, William L. Price of Philadelphia and John Stewart Kennedy of New York: To Be Sold Without Reserve or Restriction by Order of the Estates and Other Private Owners Herein Mentioned, on Monday and Tuesday, February 19th and 20th, 1917, at 2. 30 O'clock in the Afternoons In these days of strife and warfare the sale of a col lection of ancient arms and weapons is naturally an event of interest. It is exceedingly difficult at the'present time to acquire genuine objects of this kind, and there have been extremely few public offerings of this character in recent years. This sale therefore presents an opportunity for the acquisition of certain pieces and specimens which will prob ably never recur. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.