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Heraldic Manuscript

Estimate
2,500 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Armorial, with 39 coloured armorial achievements of the English nobility, 15 with captions
  • ink on paper
red ruled triple margins, front free endpapers with a few notes in an late-16th or early-17th century hand including a Latin couplet, contemporary numeration (the final coat of arms labelled "70"), on several late-16th century paper stocks, late-16th century, folio, contemporary vellum boards with remains of green silk ties, in a modern folding box, upper hinge split, boards soiled, some leaves loose, spotting, light staining, some wear at edges

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."

Catalogue Note

A SUMPTUOUS ENGLISH ARMORIAL. The numbering of the arms, and the state of the binding, suggests that the volume once held perhaps an additional 31 coloured coats of arms. The arms themselves seem to date c.1600 (they include, for example, the Cliffords, Earl of Cumberland, who became extinct in 1605, as did the Blounts, Earls of Devonshire and Lords Mountjoy, the following year). The coats of arms seem, therefore, to pre-date the captions: certain of the captions refer to later events, such as the elevation of the Sheffield family as Earls of Mulgrave (1626) and of William Seymour to the title of Marquess of Hertford (1641), although the arms themselves do not have the higher-ranking coronets.