Liste des 171 lots de la vente de voitures et objets d'attelage de Gizeux le 14 septembre.

Par figoli

ATTELAGES SOUS LE MARTEAU, Collection d'un des derniers carrossiers hippomobiles français à Gizeux Vente de 171 lots; voitures hippomobiles dont un road coach, accessoires, lanternes, nombreux outillages, pièces détachées dont 10 paires de roues neuves,...

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A Wonderful Time at Chateau Dobbeleer / Un Moment Merveilleux au Château Dobbeleer

Par Mario Broekhuis

In a German private collection, there is an omnibus mail from the De Dobbeleer family of Frasnes-les-Gosselies, Belgium. When 46 glass negatives of carriages related to this striking vehicle surfaced, a search for the story behind it began—a task that...

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The Greyhound and the catskins; Earl of Shrewsbury’s horse drawn adventures / Le Greyhound et les catskins; Les aventures hippomobiles du Comte de Shrewsbury

Par Mario Broekhuis

Its body was painted white, the undercarriage vermillion. The Greyhound had to take the steepest hills and go down on the most tortuous roads twisting like a corkscrew. For two years the Earl of Shrewsbury ran his coach from Buxton to Alton Towers. The...

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Driving Club History in a Button. L'histoire des clubs d'attelage en un bouton

Par Mario Broekhuis

Private Driving Club, brass, marked Badge and Button Company, London, 1973- (waistcoat 1.7 cm). Private Driving Club, laiton, marqué Badge and Button Company, Londres, 1973- (gilet 1,7 cm). The more distinctive driving and coaching clubs were and are...

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CIAT Forêt de Tronçais 1° Septembre Dossier d'inscription

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Master Wright, "a thin coachman would be an outrage". Maitre Wright, "un cocher maigre serait un scandale".

Par Mario Broekhuis

On his throne of the Lord Mayor’s State Coach. Sur son trône du carrosse d'apparat du Lord Maire. Weighing eighteen stone (252 pound) Alfred Wright made quite an impression on the hammer cloth of the Lord Mayor of London’s State Coach. Being for half...

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Concours International d’Attelage de Tradition (ITDM) Snellegem 21 juillet 2024

Par Patrick Magnaudeix

Coaching in India, taken from oblivion. Le Coaching en Inde, tiré de l'oubli.

Par Mario Broekhuis

There is no doubt that the British regiments brought coaching as a sport to India in an effort to create an atmosphere like at home. “We noticed the gallant colonel, at home as ever, on the regimental drag, handling as raw a team as ever had their head...

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