Live veiling - Lot 708
[Patent of nobility - Austria]
Patent of nobility.
Wien, 26/9/1815
€ 500 / 600
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Beschrijving lot
In German. Expertly calligraphed on vellum, 35,5 x 33 cm, 12 ff. (incl. 2 final blanks), black and grey ink, seal gone.
Bound in crimson velvet over boards, flat spine, decorative endpapers, 1 yellow silk tie preserved (sl. loosening and rubbed, 2 sewing holes in spine). In good condition.
Confirmation of nobility ("Freyherre") and creation of arms granted by Emperor Francis I of Austria to the army Major Ludwig von Schönemark, and his descendants. On f. 7r large painted gilt arms, full-page; on ff. 8r and 8v smaller arms in grey. Prov. [Georges Petit].