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2764BBoston
November 16, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Philip V, King of Spain (1683-1746) Manuscript on Parchment, Carta Executoria de Hildalguia, 23 July 1718.

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2764BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 16, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Philip V, King of Spain (1683-1746) Manuscript on Parchment, Carta Executoria de Hildalguia, 23 July 1718.
Small folio format, fifteen parchment leaves, the first leaf with a full-page painting of the coat of arms, painted by hand in full color, protected with a green silk overleaf; verso of first leaf decorated with the printed royal seal surrounded by fancy penwork and calligraphy, each page of text within a ruled border, signed and sealed by Philip V and others at the end, with another page of text added in a different hand on the recto of the last leaf, with no border, with another signature and seal, bound in full contemporary tan leather, tooled in gold, remnants of salmon and green silk ties, the binding rubbed but functional and intact, 11 3/4 x 8 in.
Noble arms are bestowed on the Rodriguez de Gijon family in this document.
Estimate $4,000-6,000


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