Jun 03, 2014 - Sale 2352

Sale 2352 - Lot 218

Price Realized: $ 4,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(HERALDRY.) [Arms of English aristocracy.] Approximately 180 pages, altogether several hundred illustrations of English coats of arms, in ink and gouache, some full page and folding. 4to, 300x200 mm, 19th century 1/2 calf, worn, back joint starting; edges chipped, toned, and friable, some pigments oxidized, nonetheless quite bright. England, 17th century

Additional Details

Starting with William the Conqueror and proceeding to the 1620s, including some Elizabethan and Jacobean notables. Extensive manuscript descriptions relating primarily to honorary titles. Blazons in a later 17th century hand.