ID 479084
Lot 45 | Carta Executoria
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
295 x 205mm, armorial devices, historiated initials and vignettes, and portrait of Carlos III painted in colors and gilt on 56 vellum leaves, and detailed family tree on one large folded vellum leaf; followed by text and historiated initials in ink on 178 leaves of paper (i.e. 234 leaves total). Contemporary Spanish red morocco, arms of Charles III, King of Spain (1716-1788) on sides, silk flyleaves and text dividers throughout, all edges gilt.
A fine example of a carta executoria from 18th-century Spain, outlining the history, pedigree and arms of Thomas Antonio Pérez de Anda, López Díaz de Montoya, a resident of Madrid, and of the various branches of his family. The manuscript is elegantly scribed in Spanish, elaborately illuminated, and handsomely bound. Ornate gilt borders with floral motif surround each of the text pages.
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