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PROPERTY FROM THE ROBERT B. AND BEATRICE C. MAYER FAMILY COLLECTION
ISABELLA I (1451-1504), Queen of Castile and Aragon. Document signed ("Yo la reyna") to Royal Steward Sancho de Paredes, Alcala de Henares, 18 January 1503.
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ISABELLA I (1451-1504), Queen of Castile and Aragon. Document signed ("Yo la reyna") to Royal Steward Sancho de Paredes, Alcala de Henares, 18 January 1503.
In Spanish. One page (306 x 216mm). In a clear Spanish court hand, endorsed "Por mandado de la Reyna" by Gaspar de Trizio, Royal Secretary (two closed tears cleanly reinforced from verso). Red morocco folding case.
Queen Isabella orders a velvet-covered chair for King Ferdinand. A detailed royal requisition to Isabella's chamberlain, Sancho de Paredes, who is instructed to provide a wooden chair upholstered in crimson velvet to Juan Cabrero, the King's Chamberlain. A receipt is to be obtained upon delivery and the expense entered in the royal account books. Isabella I of Castile died in November 1504, almost two years from the date of this order; her crown passed to her daughter Joanna of Castile ("Juana la loca").
In Spanish. One page (306 x 216mm). In a clear Spanish court hand, endorsed "Por mandado de la Reyna" by Gaspar de Trizio, Royal Secretary (two closed tears cleanly reinforced from verso). Red morocco folding case.
Queen Isabella orders a velvet-covered chair for King Ferdinand. A detailed royal requisition to Isabella's chamberlain, Sancho de Paredes, who is instructed to provide a wooden chair upholstered in crimson velvet to Juan Cabrero, the King's Chamberlain. A receipt is to be obtained upon delivery and the expense entered in the royal account books. Isabella I of Castile died in November 1504, almost two years from the date of this order; her crown passed to her daughter Joanna of Castile ("Juana la loca").