Lot 609
Illuminated German Document, 1726. Illuminated vellum document (similar to Fraktur Style), folio, penned in the town of Wollstein, 24 days after the feat of St. Bartholomew, 1726. Admitting Johann Heinrick Schick into the Butcher's Guild, in the place of the deceased Johann Adreas Lex, son of Johann Ludwig Lex. Schick was admitted on the grounds that he had married the young Lex's widow. The document is illuminated in red and green at the top and sides in the German style which was the predecessor of Pennsylvania Dutch fraktur. At the upper center is painted the seal of the butcher's guild, the head of a horned bull with a cleaver hanging over it; the first line of the document is ornately illustrated, with tulips and other flowers surrounding the borders. A beautiful piece of craftsmanship and obviously something that would have been either put in a place of honor for display or carefully put away for posterity. There is some fading and a spot of discoloration at the top to the right of center. Good to very good condition. Accompanied by a beautifully scripted English translation on vellum.
Estimated Value $650 - 900.
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