![EDWARD IV (1442-1483), King of England and Lord of Ireland. Document signed ('R[ex] E[duardus]'), an order to the Clerk of the King's Works [Thomas Stratton], Tower of London, 22 August 1463, signed at the head, the text written in a small neat hand with flourishing initial letter 'E' in first line, in brown ink on vellum, one membrane, 140 x 240 mm, traces of seal, with 3 small triangular cuts, within an oval roped border of straw, approximately 25 mm in diameter, later endorsement on verso (traces of mount on verso, reinforcement to verso of seal). Provenance: unidentified crowned 'M' ownership stamp on verso; Christie's sale, 29 April 1981, lot 30; the Spiro Family Collection.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2008/CKS/2008_CKS_07590_0070_000(035730).jpg?w=1)
Details
EDWARD IV (1442-1483), King of England and Lord of Ireland. Document signed ('R[ex] E[duardus]'), an order to the Clerk of the King's Works [Thomas Stratton], Tower of London, 22 August 1463, signed at the head, the text written in a small neat hand with flourishing initial letter 'E' in first line, in brown ink on vellum, one membrane, 140 x 240 mm, traces of seal, with 3 small triangular cuts, within an oval roped border of straw, approximately 25 mm in diameter, later endorsement on verso (traces of mount on verso, reinforcement to verso of seal). Provenance: unidentified crowned 'M' ownership stamp on verso; Christie's sale, 29 April 1981, lot 30; the Spiro Family Collection.
An order to the Clerk of the Works not to employ the 'carpentiers masons and other artificers' currently in the service of Thomas Colt, lest he 'hurt or retarde the Warke of the said Thomas as ye Wol avoid our displeas[u]r'.
Edward spent considerable sums on building works at Queensborough and Fotheringhay from 1463, but his great building endeavours (St George's Chapel at Windsor and the Great Hall at Eltham) were begun only towards the end of his reign.
An order to the Clerk of the Works not to employ the 'carpentiers masons and other artificers' currently in the service of Thomas Colt, lest he 'hurt or retarde the Warke of the said Thomas as ye Wol avoid our displeas[u]r'.
Edward spent considerable sums on building works at Queensborough and Fotheringhay from 1463, but his great building endeavours (St George's Chapel at Windsor and the Great Hall at Eltham) were begun only towards the end of his reign.
Special notice
Buyers from within the EU:
VAT payable at 17.5% on just the buyer's premium (NOT the hammer price)
Buyers from outside the EU:
VAT payable at 17.5% on hammer price and buyer's premium. If a buyer, having registered under a non-EU address, decides that an item is not to be exported from the EU, then he/she should advise Christie's to this effect immediately.