Lot 709
Live veiling
Patent of nobility granted by the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
€ 300 / 400
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Lot description
Messina, 31/8/1796
In Latin. Expertly calligraphed on vellum, 28,5 x 20 cm, 4 ff., gold and black ink, written within coloured triple ruled border.
Bound in embroidered creamy silk over boards, decorative endpapers (loose, spine worn, stained, silk loosening at bottom of upper cover). In good condition.
Confirmation of nobility and arms granted to the brothers Johannes, Aloysius and Michael Spadaro, Messina patricians. On f. 1v a coloured drawing with arms and view of Messina; on f. 4r the coloured coat of arms of the Spadaro brothers. Prov. [Georges Petit].