Sold for:
$9,225
$9,225
Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia (1796-1855) Gramota [Grant of Nobility and Arms]. Folio, illuminated manuscript on parchment, c. 1840, signed on the final leaf by Nicholas I, eight pages, with text, arms, and embellishments highlighted in gold throughout, all text pages interleaved with ivory watered silk sheets, in the original green blind-tooled velvet portfolio with a large brass seal case held to the portfolio with a cord and decorated with gold tassels.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-18
