273: AN 18TH CENTURY ENLUMINATED GERMAN PATENT OF NOBILITY

German patents of Nobility for Joseph der Wente(?).

Twenty-one parchment pages with calligraphy text in German and Latin, a hand painted coat of arms with copious gilt highlights, rampant goats and a German eagle in gold frame, velvet cover.


Last page in Latin 'Holy court order for them to own real estate.' Five signatures.




Illustration signed Franciscus Mayer fecit. 1757.
Measures 15 x 12.75 inches.
Very good condition, noting very minor cover wear.
$75 - $150