Excerpt from Catalogue of the Collection of Works of Antique Art and Thoroughly Authenticated Historical Relics, Belonging to Robert H. Coleman, Esq. Of Lebanon Pennsylvania, and Purchased for Him by the Famous Connoisseur and Art Critic, the Late James Jackson Jarvis: To Be Sold at Auction, Under the Direction of Archibald Rogers, Esq., Of New York, at Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms It includes not only many fine objects of antique art in porcelain, metal work, wood-carving, armor and the like, but a great many relics of attested authenticity and of the greatest historical value, relating to the French Court of the eighteenth century, and to Queen Marie Antoinette; and a unique collection of objects directly connected with Napoleon I. And his family, positively authenticated by documents and pedigrees to be found in the catalogue. There are also contained in it a number of objects associated with personages conspicuous in early Italian history. 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.