AMER AUGUST 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, August 24, 2015.
HISTORIC GROUPING PERTAINING TO LORD BALTIMORE.1) A framed 1657 engraved portrait of the Second Lord of Baltimore, Cecile Calvert. This is a rare copper plate engraving measuring approx 9" x 7". Cecil Calvert (1605-1675) was the first Lord of Baltimore to actually have control over the colony of Maryland. Cecil was the proprietor of the chartered colony until his death but never actually visited. There is a family ink inscription on verso of print "The Property of Christopher Alderson Calvert, son of John Calvert, grandson of Solomon Calvert... given by me to my brother William 7 Jan. 1845". Other examples can be found in the Maryland Historical Society and the Huntington Library. 2) A framed 29" x 18-1/2" vellum legal document stating "Conveyance of the Backlands on the Western Branch of the Patuxent River in Maryland, June 25, 1742". Typical English indenture is unusual referring to "Provence of Maryland in America". The land describes a tract of about 300 acres in Prince George County, MD. Numerous signatures and mention of Lord Baltimore, tax stamps and other seals. 3) A framed about 30" x 22" silk embroidered central debias from an early City of Baltimore flag of unknown origin which exhibits the Maryland State Seal with the Coat of Arms of the Calverts (Lord Baltimore). SIZE: Frames sizes: 1) 18-1/2" x 14-1/2". 2) 37-1/2" x 27-1/2". 3) 38-1/2" x 30-1/2". PROVENANCE: From the personal estate collection of John W. Armiger Jr. CONDITION: 1) Clear, strong impression with soiling and slight edge wear, a few tiny holes, not examined out of frame (but glass panel on verso to read inscription). 2) Very good overall. Holography and signatures legible though some docketing on verso is harder to ready though discernible. Verso of frame has glass panel to read endorsements. 3) Flag was not examined out of frame but embroidery appears direct to a polished cotton or linen sheet which once had a red silk background where only traces can now be found in tightly embroidered areas. Silk fracture from red dyed fabrics is common from the advent of analine dyes after the Civil War. 49055-52 JS (1,200-1,800)