Seals of Charles of Bourbon and Augustus III - Antique Engraved Book Leaf
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Book leaf with two engraved illustrations of seals: the first seal used in Italy by the Infante Don Carlos de Borbon, the future Charles III, and the seal of Augustus III of Saxony, father of Dona Maria Amalia, wife of Don Carlos as King of the Two Sicilies.
Book leaf with two engraved illustrations of seals: the first seal used in Italy by the Infante Don Carlos de Borbon, the future Charles III, and the seal of Augustus III of Saxony, father of Dona Maria Amalia, wife of Don Carlos as King of the Two Sicilies.
The accompanying text reconstructs, from documents in the Archivo General Central (Estado, bundle 2.601), the commissioning of the seal from the Madrid engraver Don Francisco Gazan between 1731 and 1732, and the two matrices that had to be remade before the definitive one was achieved.
Medium: Book leaf with engraved illustrations.
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: Sheet 10 x 6.7 in (25.5 x 17 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with light toning of the paper.
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Book leaf with two engraved illustrations of seals: the first seal used in Italy by the Infante Don Carlos de Borbon, the future Charles III, and the seal of Augustus III of Saxony, father of Dona Maria Amalia, wife of Don Carlos as King of the Two Sicilies.