Lot 763 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts
prothalamion or a spousall verse … in honour of the double mariage of the two honorable & vertuous ladies, the ladie elizabeth and the ladie katherine somerset, daughters to the right honourable the earle of worcester and espoused to the two worthie gentlemen m. henry gilford, and m. william peter esquyers. london: printed [by j. orwin] for william ponsonby, 1596
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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts, New York · 4 December 2015
- Dimensions
- 187 x 135 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4426005
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edmund Spencer, prothalamion or a spousall verse … in honour of the double mariage of the two honorable & vertuous ladies, the ladie elizabeth and the ladie katherine somerset, daughters to the right honourable the earle of worcester and espoused to the two worthie gentlemen m. henry gilford, and m. william peter esquyers. london: printed [by j. orwin] for william ponsonby, 1596. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 763. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4426005.
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Edmund Spencer, prothalamion or a spousall verse … in honour of the double mariage of the two honorable & vertuous ladies, the ladie elizabeth and the ladie katherine somerset, daughters to the right honourable the earle of worcester and espoused to the two worthie gentlemen m. henry gilford, and m. william peter esquyers. london: printed [by j. orwin] for william ponsonby, 1596. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 763. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4426005.
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From the same sale Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts · Dec 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Volume of Six Tracts | — | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Establishment Book | — | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Scribal copies of two letters | Donne, John. 1573-1631. | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Speech adjourning the House of Commons | Charles II | $500–$700 | |
| The vith booke of vergills Eneads | Sir John Harington | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Autograph letter, to James Gillman | Samuel Taylor Coleridge | $2,000–$3,000 |
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