Lot 438
Cultoquhey House and Estate, Perthshire
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
Description
Architectural plans for Cultoquhey House, 1823, designed by Sir Robert Smirke. 19 sheets including a plan for the hill farm, some with annotations and occasional colour, paper worn with some tears, dust soiling and slight foxing; and Three account books relating to Cultoquhey House between 1814 and 1833, including the wages book for the construction of the building (1826-1831); and 1703 Charter signed by Queen Anne granting Cultoquhey to Mungo Maxton and his heirs, 2 sheets with some dust staining and foxing with some tears to central folds; and 17 other letters and financial statements relating to Cultoquhey from between 1810 and 1833, including a George III parchment issuing a crown pension to Marion Maxton, 1804 [quantity]
Footnote
Note: Volume 1 of the wages book is held by the National Archives of Scotland as part of the Papers of the Maxtone Graham Family of Cultoquhey, Perthshire (Ref: GD155).