Lot 147
ITALIAN 18TH CENTURY ARMORIAL BINDING.....
Antiquarian Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 23 September 2000 from 12:00 BST
Description
ITALIAN 18TH CENTURY ARMORIAL BINDING.....
an 18th century Italian Elephant folio Armorial binding, the boards containing the Arms of King Charles VII, of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, enclosed within single tulip head border, the boards entitled "Pitture Delle Terme Di Tito" within hexangle foliat border with gilt scroll and shell capped corner panels within repeating foliat ruled border, the spine later rebacked decoated with continuous scroll tulip head and fleur de lys gilt decoraton, slight loos to edges.... approx 670x1050mm (elephant folio)
*** see illustration
Footnote
*** King Charles VII of Spain ( 1716- ) conquered Naples in 1734 and was recognised there as King Charles VII and invested by the Pope with Sicily and the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1738 and his arms from 1738 were altered to reflect this. After 1759 he inherited the throne of Spain from his half-brother and his arms were again altered. This would therefore date this binding between 1738 and 1759.