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Auction 64 · Lot 218

Charles VI (Holy Roman Emperor, 1685-1740).

Estimate
$1,000–$1,500
Hammer price
$3,000

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(ISRAEL, LAND OF).

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5th January

Place

Vienna

Publication

1714

Description

Document Signed, written in Latin on vellum. Alms for the Holy Land.

summary

Document signed by Emperor Charles VI authorizing the collection of alms throughout the Empire for the maintenance of the Holy Places in the Holy Land - notwithstanding that the Emperor is distracted by warfare raging globally.
Large folio leaf, folded. 15 x 22 inches.
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