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Auction 6 · Lot 270
Document Signed by King Sigismund Augustus of Poland, establishing political rights for Jews resident in Poland. Latin text. Verso with later Hebrew inscriptions relating to freedom to engage in commerce
- Estimate
- $8,000–$10,000
- Hammer price
- $14,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(POLAND)
Publication
17th June,1562
Description
Pendant and wax seal attached
summary
Very early document establishing political rights for Jews resident in Poland. Granted by King Sigismund Augustus who contributed to religious tolerance and was an enlightened patron of Renaissance humanism. See B.D. Weinryb, The Jews of Poland (1972) p.125
One page, tears at folds. 235x590mm
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