Please note: this item is fragile and requires careful handling.
A bound copy of the auctioneer's catalogue relating to the sale of Shakespeare's Birthplace, including annotations.
Included are images of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, with the Shakespeare family coat of arms represented as almost heart shaped, rather than the conventional presentation as an armorial shield.
ER50
09/1847
1 item
open
collection
United Kingdom - England - Warwickshire - Stratford-upon-Avon - Henley Street - Shakespeare's Birthplace,
CC-BY-NC-ND Image Courtesy of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Donated in 1898. It is presumed that the donor was a descendant of auctioneer
This catalogue was one of many printed as a marketing device. It was intended for wide distribution, to promote the forthcoming auction.
The auction was listed for Thursday 16th September 1847, at the Auction Mart, London. The auctioneer was Mr Robins and he would oversee the auction of 'Shakespeare's House at Stratford on Avon and Interesting Relics'.
