P Holstein Collection
 

A request from a new member.I have read of the P Holstein Collection,which consisted of edged weapons from India, Malaya,Indonesia collected in the late 19th century.
M Holstein was born in 1843 and died in 1930.He apparantly began collecting after the Franco Prussian War in the 1870s,and his collection was located in Paris.I have a copy of a listing of his collection with commentary in the French language.The catalogue illustrates many keris,and Indian weapons.
However I have not been able to find out what happened to the collection,whether it was sold or is held in a public collection.
If any one has further information I would be most obliged.
The catalogue descriptions seem to follow the style of Groneman.

I know that several pieces were sold as I have 2 of them in my collection.
And I have been offered an additional two the last years.

Michael

Michael,
Thanks for the information.
aul

Paul, it is possible that you might receive more responses if this query were to be posted to the main Forum, rather than to Warung Kopi.

I believe that some of the more knowledgeable people who regularly access that Forum would rarely access the keris discussions.

Alan,thanks,I'll try the main forum.Pardon my delay in acknowledging,my home computer has been "down",and now replaced.
Paul