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[George IV acknowledgement of Friedrich Ferdinand replacing Luwig II as Duke of Anhalt-Kothen.]
[George IV acknowledgement of Friedrich Ferdinand replacing Luwig II as Duke of Anhalt-Kothen.]
Jean Volrade Louis Baron de Salmouth.
1818.
Manuscript on vellum. 1p. Folio, Bernbourg, 20th December 1818. in original royal crested Folio measures: 390 x 265mm (15¼ x 10¼").
A manuscript acknowledgement of Friedrich Ferdinand replacing Luwig II as Duke of Anhalt-Kothen. 'To a Convention concluded at Aix la-Chapelle for the Evacuation of the French Territory by the Allied Troops signed at Bernbourg'. Manuscript in English and French. Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, which took place between October 1 - November 15, 1818, was the first of the four congresses held by Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and France to discuss and take common action on European problems following the Napoleonic Wars (1800-15).
[Ref: 39504]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
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John Barratt's India Muslin, Shawl & Linen Warehouse,
John Barratt's India Muslin, Shawl & Linen Warehouse, 163 Strand opposite New Church. [...]
Kent. Holborn [c.1800]
Engraving, sheet 65 x 90mm (2½ x 3½").
Tradecard for a fabric warehouse on the Strand in London, near the church of St. Mary le Strand.
[Ref: 39437]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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Bought of Berry & Reid, (late Herne & Thompson,) Linen Drapers,
Bought of Berry & Reid, (late Herne & Thompson,) Linen Drapers, 121 High Holborn, corner of King Street. [...]
[13 April 1816]
Engraved invoice with ms, sheet 110 x 205mm (4¼ x 8"). Folded; ms verso identifying invoice as paid 22 February 1817.
Invoice for a linen drapers situated on High Holborn in London. The premises occupied by Berry & Reid was on the corner of High Holborn and King Street, which in 1905 was developed into Kingsway, a large thoroughfare running south to the Strand and Aldwych. Holborn underground station is now in the approximate location of Berry & Reid.
[Ref: 38939]   £65.00   (£78.00 incl.VAT)
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Table shewing the Addition to be made to each Sum of £100, assured by the Equitable Society, when it shall become a Claim, agreeable to Orders of General Courts [...]
Table shewing the Addition to be made to each Sum of £100, assured by the Equitable Society, when it shall become a Claim, agreeable to Orders of General Courts [...] William Morgan, Actuary.
J. Bryan, Printer, 11, Grocers' Hall Court, Poultry.
Letterpress, sheet 260 x 200mm (10¼ x 8"). Folds; stamp 'Earl of Hardwicke MSS' verso.
Table compiled by William Morgan (1750-1833), chief actuary to the Equitable Assurance Society 1774-1830, to show the yearly additions made on life insurance policies. Morgan's work as an actuary provided the basis for Equitable Assurance to grow into the largest and most solid of British life offices, and the company continues to look after the savings and investments of over 500,000 people.
[Ref: 39199]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[Decree issued by Francesco I of the Two Sicilies, Naples, 17 May 1830]
[Decree issued by Francesco I of the Two Sicilies, Naples, 17 May 1830] Francesco I. Per la Grazia di Dio Re del Regno delle Due Sicilie [...] Napoli, il di 17 di Maggio 1830.
Pubblicato in Napoli ne di 19 di Giugno 1830. dalla Stamperia Reale.
Letterpress, printed area 430 x 295mm (17 x 11½"). Stamp of the Stamperia Reale upper right; creasing.
Decree issued by Francesco I of the Two Sicilies in 1830, shortly before his death, consisting of nine articles concerning justice and punishment.
[Ref: 38949]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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Banquet at Guildhall, Thursday 9th November, 1871. Bill of Fare.
Banquet at Guildhall, Thursday 9th November, 1871. Bill of Fare. The Right Hon. Sills John Gibbons, Lord Mayor, F. Wyatt Truscott, Esq. and John Bennett, Esq. F.R.A.S., Sheriffs.
Two sheets of letterpress hinged together, each 255 x 190mm (10 x 7½").
Bill of fare for a banquet held on Lord Mayor's day in November 1871. The guests included William Gladstone and Robert Schenck, a Union Army general in the American Civil War who was appointed Minister to the United Kingdom by Ulysses Grant that year.
[Ref: 39211]   £90.00   (£108.00 incl.VAT)
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[Nurseryman] Bo.t of John Slater, Nurseryman, Seedsman, Florist & c.
[Nurseryman] Bo.t of John Slater, Nurseryman, Seedsman, Florist & c. Near the Talbot Inn Malton. [Dec] 18[52]
Engraved billhead with vignette, filled with ink mss. Bill to M. Fowles Esq.; Sheet 310 x 160mm (12¼ x 6¼").
Slater died 8th January 1852, aged 57.
[Ref: 39243]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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To Mr. Charles Snell, Mr. George Shelley, Mr. Robert More, Mr. Ralph Snow, Mr. Thomas Ollyffe, Mr. John Clark,
To Mr. Charles Snell, Mr. George Shelley, Mr. Robert More, Mr. Ralph Snow, Mr. Thomas Ollyffe, Mr. John Clark, Writing Masters of London / A Poem on Writing [...]
[...]nted Written & Engraven by George Bickham, & Sold by H. Overton at ye White Horse without Newgate, by J. King at ye Globe in ye Poultry, & by J. Barnes at ye Crown in ye Pall-Mall London
[c.1720]
Very scarce broadsheet, sheet 495 x 345mm (19½ x 13½"). Trimmed; fold through centre. Cut inside image on left. Time stained.
Large engraving sheet with multiple portraits by George Bickham (1683/4-1758), writing-master and engraver, then the finest engraver of calligraphy in London. Bickham engraved both the individual portraits of the various writing-masters depicted here, and also engraved their individual copy-books. The calligraphic figures bordering the portraits are reminiscent of those of Edward Cocker (see ref 38877). The legend at the bottom of the sheet 'Blest Britains then and blest Britannia too; For in this Art these Six the World outdoe' epitomizes the gifted generation of writing-masters commemorated here.
See Sloan, 'A Noble Art: Amateur artists and drawing masters 1600-1800' Ex: The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd Collection.
[Ref: 38878]   £450.00  
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Le Blesse de la Face.  Dear [-] This is to acknowledge with deepest thanks the receipt of your contribution of [-] to the fund for the Special American Hospital in Paris for wounds of the Face and Jaw
Le Blesse de la Face. Dear [-] This is to acknowledge with deepest thanks the receipt of your contribution of [-] to the fund for the Special American Hospital in Paris for wounds of the Face and Jaw Respectfully Yours.
Auguste Rodin 1916. [etched in reverse.]
Drypoint etching. 180 x 115mm (7 x 4½"). Scarce.
A contribution receipt, one of at least two designed by the sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) to raise money to help First World War soldiers with bad facial injuries. The place features before-and-after portraits of one fortunate enough to receive treatment.
V. Thorson Rodin Graphics pg 69.
[Ref: 39088]   £850.00  
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[Receipt for insurance payments to Royal-Exchange Assurance by Sir William Lee]
[Receipt for insurance payments to Royal-Exchange Assurance by Sir William Lee] The 15th Day of July 1765. Received of W.m Lee Esq. the Sum of Two Pounds Six Shillins being the Eighth Annual Payment for Aussrance [...]
Letterpress with ms, sheet 135 x 160mm (5¼ x 6¼"). Folded.
Receipt for payment made to the Royal Exchange Assurance Company in London, an insurance company founded in 1710, probably by Sir William Lee, 4th Baronet (1726-99). The Royal Exhange Assurance continued as an independent company for over 250 years before merging with the Guardian Assurance Company in 1968.
[Ref: 39200]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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