Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 159 6 Mar 2021
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The Meyer Collection of Alsatian Coins
Rollin & Feuardent. COLLECTION DE MONNAIES & MÉDAILLES D'ALSACE, FORMÉE PAR HENRI MEYER ET DONNÉE AU DÉPARTMENT DES MÉDAILLES ET ANTIQUES DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE PAR M. CARLOS DE BEISTEGUI EN 1902. Paris, 1902. 4to, original printed paper covers. xii, (209)–240 pages; 436 listings (numbered 3011–3445 bis); 8 fine plates of coins and medals (numbered XXV–XXXII). Minor wear to covers, else near fine. A rare publication comprised of the relevant portion of the 1902 Rollin & Feuardent sale catalogue of Meyer's fine collection of French coins, combined with a long preface. The Avant-Propos details de Bestegui's acquisition en bloc of this outstanding collection of 717 coins and 428 medals of Alsace, a particular specialty of Meyer's, shortly before the sale date, and its subsequent donation to the Bibliothèque Nationale.
Rollin & Feuardent. COLLECTION DE MONNAIES & MÉDAILLES D'ALSACE, FORMÉE PAR HENRI MEYER ET DONNÉE AU DÉPARTMENT DES MÉDAILLES ET ANTIQUES DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE PAR M. CARLOS DE BEISTEGUI EN 1902. Paris, 1902. 4to, original printed paper covers. xii, (209)–240 pages; 436 listings (numbered 3011–3445 bis); 8 fine plates of coins and medals (numbered XXV–XXXII). Minor wear to covers, else near fine. A rare publication comprised of the relevant portion of the 1902 Rollin & Feuardent sale catalogue of Meyer's fine collection of French coins, combined with a long preface. The Avant-Propos details de Bestegui's acquisition en bloc of this outstanding collection of 717 coins and 428 medals of Alsace, a particular specialty of Meyer's, shortly before the sale date, and its subsequent donation to the Bibliothèque Nationale.