9th Sep, 2026 11:00
Fine Antique Arms and Armour from the Philippe Missillier Collection
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AN IMPERIAL RUSSIAN GREATCOAT, AND A COSSACK COAT AND SHIRT, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
the first double-breasted and of dark green woollen cloth with slender red cloth trim around each cuff and black velvet collar, the interior at the shoulders and arms lined in cream silk, and retaining five of the original twelve gilt buttons each bearing the Imperial arms (shoulder-boards missing); the second of dark blue woollen cloth lined around the shoulders in plum-coloured silk, the chest on both sides fitted for nine ornamental cartridges (missing), knotted silk buttons and eye and hook fasteners; the last of dark blue cotton and with similar fastenings (3)
Provenance
Philippe Missillier Collection, no. ADTN10
Sold for £700
the first double-breasted and of dark green woollen cloth with slender red cloth trim around each cuff and black velvet collar, the interior at the shoulders and arms lined in cream silk, and retaining five of the original twelve gilt buttons each bearing the Imperial arms (shoulder-boards missing); the second of dark blue woollen cloth lined around the shoulders in plum-coloured silk, the chest on both sides fitted for nine ornamental cartridges (missing), knotted silk buttons and eye and hook fasteners; the last of dark blue cotton and with similar fastenings (3)
Provenance
Philippe Missillier Collection, no. ADTN10
Auction: Fine Antique Arms and Armour from the Philippe Missillier Collection, 9th Sep, 2026
Over a period of half a century, Philippe became one of the leading connoisseurs and independent scholars in the field of antique arms and armour from Europe, India and the Islamic world. Consulted by the world’s leading museums and collectors, Philippe possessed a remarkable eye for quality and rarity which is reflected in the objects offered in this sale.
His company was enjoyed at countless exhibitions and sales around the world, where he would greet colleagues with a hummed fanfare, invariably followed by a profound observation imbued with wit and scholarship in equal measure. Philippe belonged to a generation that truly mastered its subject, visiting every museum and attending as many auctions as he could while simultaneously assembling an important library.
A number of the pieces offered here were published in ‘Splendeur des Armes Orientales’, a landmark exhibition catalogue co-authored in collaboration with Howard Ricketts in 1988, and remains a standard reference today. Philippe wore his immense knowledge lightly, balancing academic rigour with good humour, listening generously to the opinions of colleagues, and invariably raising a smile.
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Sunday 6th September June: 12pm - 4pm
Monday 7th September: 10am - 7pm (Drinks 6-7pm)
Tuesday 8th September: 10am - 5pm
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