ID 435152
Lot 253 | Peter I Alekseevich (tsar of Russia 1682-1723) and Ivan V Al...
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
Document in Russian (‘Gramota’) in favour of stol’nik Ivan Feodorovich Nelidov, rewarding him for his services and courage, giving details of these services during the reigns of tsars Aleksei Mikhailovich, Feodor III Alekseevich and the current monarchs, then entering details of the grants of lands, detailing locations, villages, forests etc., and other gifts, the text below a elaborate headpiece with the double-headed eagle within scrolling foliage, and the initial ‘B’ in the left margin with further scrolling foliage descending the page, all in gilt, the text opening with two lines in gilt script followed by 67 lines in black semi-uncial script incorporating four further lines in gold, dated Moscow 8 March 1689 (7197) and authenticated by the d’iak Boris Mikhailov, within a ruled border, further inscribed lower left by the scribe, on two conjoined folio sheets of paper attached to protective embroidered silk appending a wax seal, the reverse with an inscription repeating the heading, 26 x 17 ½ in. (66 x 44.5 cm.)
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