Excerpt from Catalogue of the Collection of Arms, Armor, and Other Objects of Art, the Property of H. Cogniat, Esq.: Comprising His Entire Collection, Formerly Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, of This City, Forming the Finest and Choicest Assortment Ever Offered at Public Sale in This Country The collecti on of bronzes and clocks, illustrating early French periods, with remarkable specimens of the Imperial fashion, are attractive portions of the exhibition. An exceedingly rare collection of coins, remarkably rich in French, Spanish, and German money, gives completeness to the mass of artistic treasures exhibited. In medals of ench origin, some of the rarest impressions may be found. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.