17th Sep, 2024 10:00

The September Auctions 2024

 
Lot 380
 

380

[Z] British Portraits

British Portraits: [Anon] Untitled volume of eighty two engraved portrait plates by van der Gucht after various artists appended with three folding maps by Hermann Moll of Ireland and the North and South Part of Great Britain, 8vo, panelled calf, n.p., n.d.

Provenance:

Ombersley Court, Worcestershire

Footnote:

The map of the South part of Great Britain shows a hand drawn red line leading from Ombersley to France

THE OMBERSLEY COURT LIBRARY

Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.

Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).

Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.

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British Portraits: [Anon] Untitled volume of eighty two engraved portrait plates by van der Gucht after various artists appended with three folding maps by Hermann Moll of Ireland and the North and South Part of Great Britain, 8vo, panelled calf, n.p., n.d.

Ombersley Court, Worcestershire

The map of the South part of Great Britain shows a hand drawn red line leading from Ombersley to France


THE OMBERSLEY COURT LIBRARY

Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.

Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).

Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.

READ THE STORY

Auction: The September Auctions 2024, 17th Sep, 2024

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