Militaria Archives - Village Antiques

Traditional Costumes of a Geneva Regiment – Henry-Claudius Forestier

Lithograph, signed in the stone by Henry-Claudius Forestier, of the traditional costumes of a Geneva regiment.

Swiss Army Standard Bearer – Uniforms after the Ordonnanz of 1852

A handsome Swiss army standard bearer with a moustache and carrying the Swiss flag in a lithograph illustrating the new

Champion Rifleman – Tireur Federal from Costumes Suisses

Elegant late 19th century lithograph illustrating the winner of a national marksman’s content and the Swiss national sport of target

Henry-Claudius Forestier – Regiment of Swiss Guards in France

Illustration by Henry-Claudius forestier (Mixed media – watercolor and gouache over pen and pencil) of the famous Swiss guards who

A Droitte – Antique Engraving of an 18th Century Soldier in Red Uniform

Elegant beautifully hand colored copperplate engraving of a soldier in a red uniform standing at attention and carrying a rifle

Oswald Roux – Original WWI Etching – The Sick Horse

“The Sick Horse” by Austrian Secession artist Oswald Roux. Striking WWI image of a soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army leading his ailing horse through a desolate winter landscape. Roux worked on the frontlines of the conflict.

Samurai Warrior in a Dragon Robe by Kuniyoshi Utagawa – Japanese Woodblock Print

Kuniyoshi UTAGAWA Beautiful Japanese Oban format woodblock print of a fierce samurai warrior with a raised sword wearing a dark

16th Century Woodblock – Augsburg Knights Rebing and Saettelin Families (SOLD)

Fabulous 16th century woodblock prints of knights from the famous noble families of Augsburg.

Paul Hector Mair’s Knights of Augsburg – from a 1580 Book on the Great Families of Augsburg (SOLD)

Knight of Augsburg Circa 1580 Pages 9 and 10 16th Century Woodblock prints from Paul Hector Mair’s “Geschlechter Buch ..der

Late 17th Century View of Derbent on the Caspian Sea by Olfert Dapper

Fascinating 17th Century view of the fortifications at Derbent in Dagestan, Russia by Olfert Dapper.

1697 Engraving of The Swedish Capture of Helsingor Castle at Cronborg

Battle at Kronborg Castle, Helsingor Dramatic View of the Swedish conquest of Kronborg (Helsingor Castle) in 1658 engraved after a

Portrait of Fridericus Guilhelmus – Friedrich Wilhelm

Friedrich Wilhelm (16 February 1620 – 29 April 1688) – Frederick William – Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia.

Swiss Army – L’Armee Suisse / Feldartillerie – Kanonier – Canonnier

Texts: Feldartillerie – Kanonier / Artillerie de Campagne – Canonnier – Field Artillery Cannons unit / cannoneers or gunners in