Auction Catalogue

30 June 1998

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 378

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30 June 1998

Hammer Price:
£230

An Account of The Royal Portugese Military Order of The Tower and Sword, containing much information regarding the creation and history of the Order as well as a list of those entitled to wear the insignia, two plates, published London for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1813, gilt tooled leather binding, with book plate for Robert Page Knt., Commander of the Royal Portugese Order of the Tower and Sword, the book has been neatly annotated by Page with further detail regarding the Order and translations of the documents conferring his own award, good condition and rare £60-80

Robert Page a British Merchant on the island of Madeira was created a Knight Commander of The Order of The Tower and Sword on 19 January 1825.