SAINT CHRISTOPHE - Dashboard badges of the golden era of motoring / limited ed.

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SAINT CHRISTOPHE - Dashboard badges of the golden era of motoring -
First ever publication about the wonderful world of Saint Christopher dashboard badges. A bible for badge collectors and a must for serious Automobilia lovers. More than 300 pages written in English, French and Spanish describing a wide selection of pieces... more than 750 badges in 1:1 scale photographed in great quality. Information on engravers and automobile accessories firms that commercialized them.
From alloy pieces to crystal and gold ones, this book takes the reader to
a
in-depth study of the origins of the Saint Christopher legend and its use on early automobiles, with and easy classification of the pieces for rapid identification.
Documented pieces from renown engravers and sculptors like
Bazin
; Brandt;
Contaux
; Dropsy;
Lavrillier
;
Rasumny
;
Varnier
and others.
Amazing pieces from luxury firms like Cartier; Hermès; Lalique;
Mellerio
and more.
Limited edition of only 500 copies, each book is hand signed and numbered by the author. Book measures 11 inches x 9,6 inches
aprox
and weighs around 2kg.
Please check all the pictures shown, and do not hesitate to contact us for further information.
If you are a serious automobilia collector, you won't miss this opportunity to acquire this magnificent and one of a kind reference
book
. Good luck bidding.
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Payment information
:
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Shipping information
:
We ship worldwide. Certificated delivery service with tracking number. We
are located in
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
About us
:
We have started as collectors of prewar car mascots, expanding the collection to dashboard badges, and in the last years to fine automobilia collectibles. Since 2003, we decided to periodically offer to the market some of our treasures. So do not forget to check for other items we might have for sale.
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Bazin
Brandt
Contaux
Dropsy
Lavrillier
Rasumny
Varnier
Cartier Hermès Lalique
Mellerio
silver enamel gold