- 870
Admiralty Office
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- A List of all her Majestys Ships and Vessells with the Numbers of Men, and Numbers and Natures of the Guns thought proper to be Established for them
- paper
Detailing the ships of the Royal Navy arranged by rating, also including a list of officers, salaries and allowances of officers, the establishment of Marines, allowances of ordnance and provisions, in an attractive scribal hand, forty-two pages, plus blanks, quarto (200 x 140 mm), 1704; some browning. Contemporary Restoration binding of black morocco elaborately gilt, triangular corner panels closely tooled à la grotesque to form a central diamond shape, the center and the outer border decorated with tulips, flowers, circles and leafy tendrils, spine tooled in gilt, two metal clasps with engraved flowers, gilt edges. Blue cloth folding-box and morocco-backed slipcase.
Provenance
Bloomsbury, London, November 25, 2009, lot 74 ("Sold to benefit the collections of the Museum of the City of New York"). acquisition: Purchased at the foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, 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
A highly decorative manuscript produced for a high-ranking admiralty official. This binding is very similar to those produced by the Naval Binder, and was probably the work of a successor of his, also attached to the Admiralty (H.M. Nixon, English Restoration Bindings [London, 1974], p.37). Samuel Pepys owned several fine bindings by the Naval Binder.