Null A sword for members of the military justice system, Second Empire
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A sword for members of the military justice system, Second Empire Double-edged thrusting blade (somewhat stained, unmarked) of diamond-shaped cross-section, with double fullers on both sides, the hilt of non-ferrous metal in relief (beautifully regilded), the obverse side of the thrusting blade with applied lictor's bundle, the reverse side with a folding thrusting blade. Signs of use and age. Length 96 cm. Condition: II

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A sword for members of the military justice system, Second Empire Double-edged thrusting blade (somewhat stained, unmarked) of diamond-shaped cross-section, with double fullers on both sides, the hilt of non-ferrous metal in relief (beautifully regilded), the obverse side of the thrusting blade with applied lictor's bundle, the reverse side with a folding thrusting blade. Signs of use and age. Length 96 cm. Condition: II

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The New Book of Constitutions of the Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, containing their history, charges régulations,... collected and digested by order of the Grand Lodge from theirold records, faithful traditions and lodge-books, for use of the Lodges. By James Anderson, London 5738. 230 pages. Bound in brown calf with ribbed spine (some foxing). Note: rare copy, second edition of 1738 with frontispiece.

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Original-Zeichnung mit Darstellung einer Pekinger Opernmaske für die Figur Zhang Fei. Spätes 19. Jh. Gouache auf Seide. In doppelter floraler Seidenbordüre eingefasst. Maße Zeichnung: 10 x 10 cm, mit Bordüre 29 x 27 cm. Unter Passepartout. China Original-Zeichnung mit Darstellung einer Pekinger Opernmaske für die Figur Zhang Fei. Spätes 19. Jh. Gouache auf Seide. In doppelter floraler Seidenbordüre eingefasst. Maße Zeichnung: 10 x 10 cm, mit Bordüre 29 x 27 cm. Unter Passepartout. Das Aufkommen der Peking-Oper geht auf das Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts zurück und beinhaltete Tanz, Akrobatik und Musik für die Darstellung chinesischer historischer Geschichten und Folklore. Ursprünglich trugen die Darsteller echte Masken, die später durch eine Art Schminke ersetzt wurden, die speziell für jede Figur entworfen wurde. - Zhang Fei (gest. 221 n. Chr.), Rufname Yide, war ein chinesischer Militärgeneral und Politiker, der unter dem Kriegsherrn Liu Bei in der späten Östlichen Han-Dynastie und der frühen Zeit der Drei Reiche in China diente. - Sehr gut erhalten. China - Original drawing depicting a Beijing opera mask for the figure Zhang Fei. Late 19th c. Gouache on silk. Framed in a double floral silk border. Dimensions of drawing: 10 x 10 cm, with border 29 x 27 cm. Under passepartout. - The emergence of Peking opera dates back to the end of the 18th century and included dance, acrobatics and music for the depiction of Chinese historical stories and folklore. Originally, the performers wore real masks, which were later replaced by a type of make-up specially designed for each character. - Zhang Fei (d. 221 AD), surnamed Yide, was a Chinese military general and politician who served under the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the early Three Kingdoms period in China. - Very well preserved.

Starting price 600 EUR

Sammlung von 11 Photographien über die Nagyberezna-Uzsok Eisenbahntunnel und -viadukte. Um 1904-1905. Vintages, Albumin-Abzüge. Maße von 9 x 12 cm bis 13 x 18 cm. Ukraine Sammlung von 11 Photographien über die Nagyberezna-Uzsok Eisenbahntunnel und -viadukte. Um 1904-1905. Vintages, Albumin-Abzüge. Maße von 9 x 12 cm bis 13 x 18 cm. Je verso mit Beschriftungen in Bleistift in ungarischer Sprache. Drei Aufnahmen gedruckt auf Postkarten mit typographischem Vermerk "Levelezö-Lap." - Sammlung von Aufnahmen, die während des Baus des Eisenbahnnetzes des Gebiets Zakarpattia (heutige Ukraine) zwischen Nagyberezna und Uzsok (heute: Velikij Bereznij - Uzhok) aufgenommen wurden. Dieser 40 km lange Teil des Netzes wurde 1905 fertiggestellt. Die Strecke wurde hauptsächlich für militärische und nicht für kommerzielle Zwecke gebaut, wie die anderen Eisenbahnstrecken zwischen Ungarn und Galizien. Aufgrund der Hochgebirgslage gibt es auf der Strecke mehrere Brücken, Viadukte und Tunnel. Die Aufnahmen zeigen die Arbeiten in Csorbadomb, in der Nähe von Uzsok: die Fähre und die Förderwagen auf dem provisorischen Holzviadukt, die Einfahrt und den Bau des Tunnels in Uzsok. Enthält ein Bild der Architekten und Investoren des Projekts, die am Eingang des Tunnels auf einer Draisine posieren. - Fleckig, leicht verblasst. Einige Kanten gebrochen, eine eingerissen. Insgesamt in gutem Zustand. Collection of 11 photographs of the Nagyberezna-Uzsok railway tunnels and viaducts. Around 1904-1905. Vintages, albumen prints. - Each with inscriptions in pencil in Hungarian on verso. Three photographs printed on postcards with typographical note "Levelezö-Lap." - Collection of photographs taken during the construction of the railway network of the Zakarpattia region (present-day Ukraine) between Nagyberezna and Uzsok (today: Velikij Bereznij - Uzhok). This 40 km long part of the network was completed in 1905. The line was built mainly for military and not for commercial purposes, like the other railway lines between Hungary and Galicia. Due to the high mountain location, there are several bridges, viaducts and tunnels on the line. The photographs show the works in Csorbadomb, near Uzsok: the ferry and the mine cars on the temporary wooden viaduct, the entrance and the construction of the tunnel in Uzsok. Contains a photograph of the architects and investors of the project posing on a trolley at the entrance to the tunnel. - Stained, slightly faded. Some edges broken, one torn. Overall in good condition. Dieses Werk ist regelbesteuert. Auf den Zuschlagspreis fallen 23,95% Aufgeld sowie auf den Rechnungsendbetrag 7% (Bücher) bzw. 19% Mehrwertsteuer in der Europäischen Union an. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.

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Sunset in the Park, Francisco Torrescassana (Barcelona, 1845-ibidem, 1918), 19th century Catalan school Signed and dated 1875, canvas measurements: 46 x 35 cm, framed measurements: 52 x 40 cm. Spanish painter, disciple of Ramón Martí Alsina. Works by Torrescassana are preserved, among others, in the National Museum of Art of Catalonia, the Víctor Balaguer Library Museum, or the Museum of Art of Gerona, and the collection of Banco Sabadell, with a painting dedicated to the vintage in which the traditional realism that characterized much of his painting, closely linked to the teachings received from Martí Alsina, opens up to new studies of light. As for portraits, also abundant in his artistic production, the University of Barcelona keeps the portrait of Pablo González Huebra in the rectoral gallery, as well as in the dining room of Antoni Gaudí's Casa Vicens. Bibliography: Alcolea, Santiago, Paintings of the University of Barcelona. Catalog, University of Barcelona, 1980, ISBN 84-852-5721-9

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