Details
A leather wallet, densely worked with palmettes in gold metal thread and green and red silks, with Constantinople 1731 in metal thread under the upper flap, William Congreve under the lower flap--4 x 6.5in. (10 x 16.5cm.)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
Sold with this lot is a copy of a family tree of the Congreve family. Col William Congreve (1671-1746) was a first cousin of the poet William Congreve (1670-1729).