Grosvenor Sale - 166

Malta - John Birkett Allan Collection

**Malta: Early Letters and Documents**
Lot	Symbol	Descrip	Opening
1	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1579 (July 10) entire letter from Grand Master (1572-81) Jean L’Evêque de la Cassiere at Malta to the Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Ottavio Farnese. Master’s seal on the reverse, very fine, also a 1780 (ca.) coloured map depicting the islands of Malta and Gozo. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £500-550 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
2	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1582 (Oct. 16) entire letter from Grand Master (1582-95) Hugues de Loubenx de Verdalle at Malta to the Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Ottavio Farnese. Master’s seal on the reverse, mostly fine. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £500-550 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
3	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1598 (Sept. 22) entire letter from Grand Master (1595-1601) Martin Garzez at Malta to the Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Ranucco I. Farnese. Master’s seal on the reverse, slight toning. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £400-450 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
4	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1608 (Jan. 29) entire letter from Grand Master (1601-22) Alof de Wignacourt at Malta to the Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Ranuccio I Farnese. Master’s seal on the reverse, mostly fine. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £500-550 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
5	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1623 (Jan. 10) decree of the Order of St John of Jerusalem with the seal (depicting his image) of the Grand Master (1622-23) Luiz Mendez de Vasconcellos (of Castile, Leon and Portugal) at Malta, mostly fine and rare. Ex Bignold. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £600-800 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
6	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1635 (Feb. 23) entire letter to Avignon, France from Knight Henri de Merlisa Beauchamp at Malta endorsed as received “4 Avril 1635” with contents concerning the Grand Master’s dealings with the Turks, wafer seal on the reverse, fine. Ex Grabfield. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £600-800 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
7	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1663 (Feb. 13) and 1665 (Apr. 18) entire letters to Padua from Federico de Lazara in Malta to his father, Count Giovanni de Lazara rated “4” in ink and “5” in crayon or “12” in ink and “13” in crayon, fine. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £200-250 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
8	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1663 (Feb. 15) entire letter to Padua from Federico de Lazara in Malta to his mother, Countess Angela de Lazara with fascinating content “a chalice containing a consecrated host was stolen from a Church....three tunny fish as big as ever seen caught of Malta”, fine. Ex Camillery. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £150-200 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
9	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1664 (Apr. 20) entire letter to Count Giovanni de Lazara in Padua from Gio Batta Pescatore, reporting that the addressee’s son was being trained as a page to the Grand Master of Malta, rated “9” in ink and “10” in red crayon, fine. Ex Camillery. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £140-160 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
10	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1665 (Oct. 30) and 1666 (Jan. 16) entire letters to Count Giovanni de Lazara in Padua from his son in Malta who recounts commercial interests incl. sales and payments also that he was too young to join the caravel. Ex Camillery. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £160-200 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
11	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1666 (Sept. 25) decree issued on behalf of Grand Master (1663-80) Nicolas Cotoner to Frederic Callara authorising travel, signed by the Chancellor and with the Grand Masters’ portrait seal, mainly fine. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £300-400 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
12	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1670 (Nov. 4) entire letter to England from a Lewis Bagot “from aborad ye Turkish merchant, over against ye Island of Malta”) to his mother “For ye Lady Bagot” and endorsed to be sent by an agent in London “in ffen-church street”. The writer reports visits to Malaga, Tunis, Carthage and the tomb of Queen Dido with plans to go to Scanderoon (Iskendurun), mostly fine. Early British insight into the Mediterranean. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £600-700 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
13	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1700 (Dec. 17) duplicate entire letter to Le Commandeur d’Escluseaux in Paris from Grand Master (1697-1720) Ramon Perellos y Roccaful, fine. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £200-250 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
14	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1719 (Feb. 20) Knight’s entire letter to France from Malta with “MARS.” (Marseille) entry mark (in use 1712-24) and rated “5” sols, the content giving advice to a woman as to the apprenticeship of her children to the Knights. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £200-250 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
15	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1723 (Feb. 16) entire letter to Montelimar, France redirected to Avignon sent by Le Chevalier de Cabarsolle, Knight of the Order of St John, to his brothers in response to their mother’s death. Initially rated “8” sols and re-rated “3” sols, fine. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £120-150 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
16	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1739 (Feb. 24) entire letter (commercial matters) “(via) Marseille” to the Marquis of Kerouarts at Sens, France endorsed “route de Paris” and rated “24” sols and 1740 (Dec. 19) entire letter to Paris rated “7” sols and from the Knight of the Order of St John, Le Commandeur de Calvet Rochemontre. (2 items) Photo. (Image1)	Est. £200-250 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
17	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1746 (May 12) entire letter “(via) Marseille” to Avignon, France from Malta sent by Chevalier Devidat Lirac and with intact red wax seal on the reverse, fine. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £120-150 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
18	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1757 (Jan. 2) entire letter to Avignon, France (redirected to Uzes) from Malta endorsed “port payee a Avignon” with “VOYE DE MER/PAR MARSEILLE” mark in black and rated “3” sols, fine. The addressee, the Marquis d’Aulan, Jean-Francois de Suarez (1688-1762) had two brothers who were Knights Of Malta, one of whom was the writer. Ex Hinde and Orme. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £350-400 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
19	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1759 (Feb. 18) entire letter to Aix (France) from Chevalier Alex de Gueidan in Malta with “MARSEILLE” and “DE MALTHE” (separate) marks in black and very rare, rated “3” sols, fine. The addressee, Gaspart de Gueidan (1688-1767) was President of the Parlement at Aix-en-Provence, three of his sons, including the writer, were Knights of Malta. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £800-1,000 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
20	, entire, etc.	Malta: Early Letters and Documents: 1759 (Mar. 31) entire letter to Avignon, France from Malta and endorsed “de Marseille” with “MARSEILLE” and “DE MALTHE” (separate) marks in black and very rare, rated “3” sols, fine. Content with reference to Cardinal Luynes, Count Laurent and a martyrology of the Saints of the Order. Ex Damsell, Grabfield and Camillery. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £1,300-1,500 CLOSED Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.