Live veiling - Lot 680
[Belgium - Brabant]
Two deeds of sale of properties in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw.
16 Sept., 9 Nov. 1611
€ 500 / 600
Live bieden (Drouot*) Live bieden (Invaluable*)Biedingen zijn afgesloten.
Beschrijving lot
2 pcs, folio (35 x 25 cm): 8, 6 ff., on vellum, in French and Dutch, pendant seals.
Sale by Léonard Vandenhecke of the castle and properties inherited from his father to Antonio Suárez de Arguello, private secretary to Archduke Albert, and his wife Teresa de Arce y Ponce. The Archduke liked the castle of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw so much that he nicknamed it "La Joliette".
Ref. Wauters, Histoire des environs de Bruxelles, I:99-100.