Lot 146
Rare 14th Century Charter Granting Five Acres of Land dated 1332 in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England. Original charter of Henry Dyke and Sabina his wife, granting five acres to John Dyer of Halstead the Sunday before the the Feast of the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr which would place the date the middle of December, 1332. Charter boasts both wax seals of the grantor and his wife one of them showing Adam and Eve and the Tree of Knowledge and the other possibly a religious scene. Examined in frame, document measures 4 x 9" beautifully matted and framed in gilt wood to 11 x 14" with shadow boxes to protect and showcase the wax seals yet remaining attached to document bands. Estimate Value $300 - 500
Folio Fine Art Ltd. London.
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| Realized $384 |
