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Fri, Nov 16, 2018 09:00AM EST
Lot 576

A Maximillian II Document

Estimate: $300 - $600

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Patent of Nobility for, signed under fold left "Maximillianus" Maximilian II (1527–1576), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary Croatia et al., together with another official, hand-calligraphed and illuminated vellum sheet, royal seal embedded in beeswax attached with cord and drawn through a bottom fold, 14 x 23-3/4 in. (unfolds to 18-3/4 in. vertically)

 Provenance: From the Collection of Daniel Bibb, Atlanta, Georgia

 

Condition

vertical and horizontal folds, water staining with water damage to coat of arms, verso with grime, staining from wax seal, cracks and losses to seal commensurate with age