The best Imperial Russian collection the world probably will ever see for sale at one time. 200 pages of treasures. As for Imperial German items ,I could only find an Iron Cross 2nd class on page 169 and a painting of General von Blücher on page 171. I wish the Prussian regiments had the...
Truly a National Museum standard and beyond. I would like to know the step by step collection history of it. . When did you start?
I know there are fantastic private collections are out there but to see this one is unbelievable!
I ended up with a pair of epaulettes that completes my officer's tunic for Ulanen Regiment Hennings von Treffenfeld Nr.16.
Overpriced, but I missed out on a pair two years ago in the Carsten Zeige Auction and was not going to let that happen again.
So that's what I'm suffering from! I always thought I just liked collecting because i enjoyed German history since I was 4 and it was easier to collect Imperial German articles and "own" that history rather than Carthaginian items, another period of history that I am fascinated in. Started...
Yes , I have a list of the "should've bought".Some ,of course ,are more painful than others. And then, even worse, are the items I had and sold.
One Überrock for Dragoner-Rgt Nr. 8 comes to mind.
Amazing after all these years Herr Kube has gone to live bidding. I wish the late, great Steve McFarland could be here to see this.
As a follow up to Auction 151, I won a helmet. I was able to pay by check in US dollars with a $35 fee and had him ship it to my friend in Hamburg . I sent check...