Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Richmond, Virginia Premier Auction

Sat, Nov 9, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 57

Elizabethan Vellum Indenture with Intaglio Impression Seals

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
British, circa 1554, large format indenture in the "one and twenty year of the reign (?) Lady Elizabeth? between Thomas Dymock and a group of other men including Henry Percy, Eighth Earl of Northumberland regarding transfer of property, attached six gutter tabs with wax seals, cut out verso revealing additional signatures, approximately 30 x 27-1/2 in.; modern frame, 30-1/2 x 31 in.Provenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities

Condition

a few scattered stains, creasing, minor tears/losses on folds, losses to wax seals
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