Artmark prepares auction dedicated to military life

An auction dedicated to military life will take place in Bucharest on April 11. The Artmark organized auction titled “The Military and Antiquities”, features 140 items dating from the 1^st century B.C to the Second World War: military equipment, crests, medals and decorations, swords, historical documents and photos alongside novel objects.

One of the main items in the auction is a French rapier (e.n. a type of sword) dating from 1630 – 1645 and designed for the personal guards of the French throne inheritor. The sword, which is decorated with heraldic symbols associated with Louis XIV of France, has a starting price of EUR 6,500.

A novel item in the auction is a military field kitchen from the First World War, starting at EUR 7,000. Another valuable item is a letter inscribed on a viel-skin parchment and issued by Romanian prince Constantin Brancoveanu in 1713. The item is priced at EUR 7,000. The auction also features a coding machine used by the German army during the Second World War (priced at EUR 10,000), the crest of a Persian nobleman (priced at EUR 3,000), a battle mace dating from the times of Romanian prince Mihai Viteazu, a 16^th century German sword, a Spanish crossbow and a Sachs military motorcycle.

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When: The auction will take place on April 11. Between April 3^rd and 10^th , the items in the auction will be on display at the Artmark HQ, at the Cesianu – Racovita Palace, between 11.00 – 21.00.

Other Artmark auctions taking place between April 10 – 11: 25 masterpieces from important collections; The sculpture and garden furniture auction; Postmodern and Contemporary Art auction; the Art-Nouveau auction; the Romanticism and Biedermeier auction; the Rare Wines auction.