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Heraldic manuscript.
Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- The Arms of Scotch Nobility
- ink on paper
manuscript armorial with 106 fully coloured and captioned Scottish royal and aristocratic armorial achievements, comprising a sequence of 73 highly accomplished and attractively coloured arms, beginning with the arms of Scottish monarchs from Malcolm III to "Mary Nowe queene of Scottes maried To her seconde Houssband the Lorde Darnley", c.1580, followed by another 33 later and less finished examples, also with 9 pen and ink preliminary drawings of arms, the main sequence with a contemporary index, folio (270 x 200mm), each leaf edge-mounted in an eighteenth century album (338 x 210mm), calf backed marbled boards, light staining to pages, rebacked
Provenance
William Constable of Burton Constable (armorial bookplate); John Alexander Stewart (armorial bookplate and pencil acquisition note); Henry Clarke Stewart of Inchmahome (armorial bookplate)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This lot, together with lots 2, 44, 46, 49, 50, 52, 91, 92, 137, and 145, derives from the magnificent library assembled by the statesman and collector John David Drummond, 17th Earl of Perth (1907-2002). Further highlights from this library will be offered in our Travel and Natural History sale in November 2012, and other books will be sold at Lyon and Turnbull in Edinburgh.