Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection(QUEEN ANNE'S WAR)An Abstract of the Treaty of Peace between the Queen of Great Britain & the King of France concluded at Utrecht March 31/April 11, 1713. London: Printed and Sold by Charles Weston, 1713 Broadside printed on silk (24 3/8 x 23 3/8 in.; 617 x 592 mm), text summarizing thirty articles in two columns surrounded by a decorative border incorporating portrait and other vignettes, including Queen Anne, King Louis XIV of France, King Philip V of Spain, and King Frederick William I of Prussia; laid down on linen, stained at center, a few other scattered stains, some fraying and separations. Framed and glazed. The consignor has independently obtained a letter of authenticity from PSA that will accompany the lot. A very rare survival of a fragile commemorative of the Treaty of Utrecht, which concluded Queen Anne's War, one of the earliest known silk broadsides. Great Britain gained the territories of Hudson Bay, Acadia, and Newfoundland in the agreement, while France retained several islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, including Cape Breton. Other articles were not so clearly defined and the interests of the Native American Peoples were ignored, both of which contributed to the peace between England and France in North America being short-lived. The silk treaty abstract is accompanied by an issue of The Post Boy news-sheet, in which it is advertised for sale: "This Day is publish'd. Printed on White Silk, for Handkerchiefs, An Abstract of the Peace made between England and France; with the lively Effigies of all the Confederates, Princes, and States; and the several Plenipotentiaries at Utrecht: Made and sold by Charles Weston, at the Nag's Head near Leaden-Hall, and by most Wholesale-Drapers and Haberdashers in London; also in Westminster Hall, and the Cloysters in Smithfield, and by one of the Print-Sellers in the Poultrey; where may be had several other Sorts printed on white Silk, as the Roads of England, &c." (broadsheet [13 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 354 x 212 mm], Vol. XXXX, No. 2822, London: Printed by L. Beardwell, Tuesday June 9, to Thursday June 11, 1713).Condition ReportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection(QUEEN ANNE'S WAR)An Abstract of the Treaty of Peace between the Queen of Great Britain & the King of France concluded at Utrecht March 31/April 11, 1713. London: Printed and Sold by Charles Weston, 1713 Broadside printed on silk (24 3/8 x 23 3/8 in.; 617 x 592 mm), text summarizing thirty articles in two columns surrounded by a decorative border incorporating portrait and other vignettes, including Queen Anne, King Louis XIV of France, King Philip V of Spain, and King Frederick William I of Prussia; laid down on linen, stained at center, a few other scattered stains, some fraying and separations. Framed and glazed. The consignor has independently obtained a letter of authenticity from PSA that will accompany the lot. A very rare survival of a fragile commemorative of the Treaty of Utrecht, which concluded Queen Anne's War, one of the earliest known silk broadsides. Great Britain gained the territories of Hudson Bay, Acadia, and Newfoundland in the agreement, while France retained several islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, including Cape Breton. Other articles were not so clearly defined and the interests of the Native American Peoples were ignored, both of which contributed to the peace between England and France in North America being short-lived. The silk treaty abstract is accompanied by an issue of The Post Boy news-sheet, in which it is advertised for sale: "This Day is publish'd. Printed on White Silk, for Handkerchiefs, An Abstract of the Peace made between England and France; with the lively Effigies of all the Confederates, Princes, and States; and the several Plenipotentiaries at Utrecht: Made and sold by Charles Weston, at the Nag's Head near Leaden-Hall, and by most Wholesale-Drapers and Haberdashers in London; also in Westminster Hall, and the Cloysters in Smithfield, and by one of the Print-Sellers in the Poultrey; where may be had several other Sorts printed on white Silk, as the Roads of England, &c." (broadsheet [13 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 354 x 212 mm], Vol. XXXX, No. 2822, London: Printed by L. Beardwell, Tuesday June 9, to Thursday June 11, 1713).Condition ReportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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