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410 - History of the Life Guards’ Horse Regiment (История Л.
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Estimate €500 - €800
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History of the Life Guards’ Horse Regiment (История Л.Гв. Конного полка). KOZLIANINOV, Vladimir Fyodorovich (Kozlyaninov, Vladimir Feodorovich, Colonel of the Life Guards’ Horse Regiment — with the collaboration of A.P. Tuchkov and V.I. Vuič; illustrations by the artist Boris Zvorykin). Paris, published by Prince S.S. Belosselsky-Belozersky, 1961. Limited edition of 300 numbered copies, not available for sale. Trilingual parallel text in Russian / French / English. The lot comprises a bound volume containing the text, an illuminated title page bearing a coat of arms, a double-headed eagle, the dates ‘1730’ and ‘1930’ on either side, regimental drums and banners, red wax seal), as well as twelve separate portfolio folders containing uncollated plates of illustrations (photographs, portraits, battle plans, views of palaces and estates), each preceded by an ornamental title page (red cartouche with scrollwork, imperial crown, coat of arms), corresponding to the following sections: I. Regimental uniforms. II. Members of the imperial family, commanders and officers of the Horse Guard. III. Imperial palaces and historic buildings. IV. Memorable days in the lives of the officers of the Horse Guard. V. Portraits of officers of the Horse Guard. VI. Historic families of the Horse Guard. VII. Works of art relating to the Horse Guard. VIII. Castles and estates of Horse Guard officers. IX. The regiment’s barracks. X. The Horse Guard regiment in peacetime. XI. The Horse Guard regiment during the war. XII. Former members of the Horse Guard in exile. Label from the Librairie Pierre Petitot, 234 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris 7 (glued to the inside of one of the covers) — a Parisian bookshop renowned for its Russica collection and publications by Russian émigrés.
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About the sale Russian Art – Mr G’s Collection – Part 3
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Auction time 09/18/2026 at 11:00 AM
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