1733 - CALLIGRAPHY - THE FLOWER AND THE LEAF - UNIQUE!! Start Price USD 17,500.00 Current Price USD 17,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location Longueuil See more about '1733 - CALLIGRAPHY - THE FLOWER AND THE LEAF - UNIQUE!!' Description 9017-2107Quebecinc store 1733 - CALLIGRAPHY - THE FLOWER AND THE LEAF - UNIQUE!!   1733 CALLIGRAPHY.PRESENTATION MANUSCRIPT, "TOHER ROYAL HIGHNESSANNE PRINCESS ROYALTHEFLOWER AND THE LEAF[BY JOHN DRYDEN] " PRODUCED BY HENRIETTA LOUISA,LADY POMFRET ***  Description:   In a fine and delicate hand, on vellum, text on rectos only, in greenish-brown ink heightened in gilt, with elaborate coloured and gilt borders incorporating wreaths, flowers, birds, lions' heads, and swags, the arms of the Princess Royal in lozenge at the head and the Pomfret arms on the versos, in contemporary green velvet, silk floral endpapers, gilt edges, 52 pages, 4to, 1733, lacking ties, catalogue description laid down on front free endpapers, splitting at gutter, some wear to binding. Acid-free clamshell box.  CATALOGUE NOTE:   A fine georgian royal relic, probably a gift on princess anne's betrothal to william iv of orange-nassau. This manuscript was executed by Henrietta Louisa Fermor (1698-1761), Countess of Pomfret, Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales. A woman of high intellect, whose writings are said to have included works on Froissart and Van Dyke, Pomfret had a keen interest in calligraphy. Lady Henrietta Louisa Fermor: Lady Henrietta Louisa was the daughter of John Jeffreys, 2nd Baron Jeffreys of Wem (1673 – 1703) and Lady Charlotte Herbert (circa 1676 – 1733) daughter of Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke and Henrietta Mauricette de Penancoet.   Her grandfather was the famous George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem (1645-1689), Judge and Lord Chancellor in the reign of James II (see, G. W. Keeton, Lord Chancellor Jeffreys and the Stuart Cause, 1965 & Judge Jeffreys: Towards a Reappraisal, in «Welsh Historical Review», # 265, 1962).  She married Thomas Fermor (1698 – 1753), 2nd Baron Leominster (cr. 1692, in the Peerage of England), created in 1721 Earl Pomfret, in the County of York, in the Peerage of Great Britain son of William Fermor (c 1648 — 7 Dec 1711), 1st Baron Leominster and Lady Sophia Osborne. The latter’s father, a staunch royalist, Sir William Fermor, Bart. (1621-1661) was created a baronet in 1641, by Charles I. In 1660, he became a member of the Privy Council that restored the monarchy.  She was the mother of George Fermor, 2nd Earl of Pomfret (1722 – 1785). The title became extinct with the death of George Richard William Fermor, 5th Earl of Pomfret (1824-1867).  Lady Henrietta was a distinguished diarist and letter writer. The seat of the Fermor family was Easton Neston, in Northamptonshire.. The house came to the Hesketh family through the marriage, in 1846, of Lady Anna Maria Arabella Fermor, sister and heiress of the 5th earl of Pomfret, and great grand daughter of Henrietta Louisa, to Sir Thomas George Hesketh (1825-1872), 5th Baronet of Rufford. Ann Princess Royal: Princess Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (2 November 1709 – 12 January 1759) was the second child and eldest daughter of George II and his consort, Queen Caroline. She was the wife of William IV of Orange, the first hereditary stadtholder of the Netherlands. Princess Anne was the second daughter of a British sovereign to hold the title Princess Royal, and later Princess-Regent of Friesland.  HSH Princess Anne of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg was born at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, five years before her paternal grandfather, the Elector Georg Ludwig, succeeded to the British throne as George I. She was christened shortly after birth at Herrenhausen Palace.  Upon her grandfather's ascension in 1714, it became established practice that the legitimate children and the male-line grandchildren of a British Sovereign would be titled prince or princess of Great Britain and Ireland and styled Royal Highness; great-grandchildren in the male line would be prince or princess of Great Britain and Ireland and styled Highness. Her father ascended on 11 June 1727.  On 30 August of that year, George II created his eldest daughter Princess Royal. Charles I first bestowed this title on his eldest daughter, Mary, Princess of Orange (mother of William III), in 1642. However, the title fell from use until the reign of George II. (Princess Anne became Princess Royal during the lifetime of her aunt, Queen Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, who had been eligible for this honour but did not receive it.) On 25 March 1734, the Princess Royal married William IV, Prince of Orange. She ceased to use her substantive British title, in favour of her courtesy title from her husband's hereditary principality. The music played on her wedding was by George Frideric Handel, whose favourite pupil she was, learning composing, singing and playing the harpsichord. She remained a life-long supporter, attending his operas and subscribing to his music. She quarreled with her brother, the prince of Wales about her choice. The performance of Poro (opera) was canceled when it became known she had had a miscarriage in 1736. When her husband died in 1751, Anne was appointed regent for her 3 year-old son William. She was at first a good leader in the government with her quick decision-making skills, but she later became tyrannical and unpredictable.  She continued to act as regent until her death in 1759, at The Hague, Netherlands, when she was replaced by her mother-in-law, Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, and by Ludwig Ernst von Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern. When she too died, Anne's daughter, Carolina, was made regent until William V turned 18 in 1766. Titles and styles:2 November 1709 – 27 September 1714: Her Serene Highness Princess Anne of Hanover 27 September 1714 – 11 June 1727: Her Royal Highness Princess Anne 11 June – 30 August 1727: Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne 30 August 1727 – 25 March 1734: Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal 25 March 1734 – 22 October 1751: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Orange 22 October 1751 – 12 January 1759: Her Royal Highness The Princess-Regent of Friesland    THIS IS A UNIQUE PIECE!WORLDWIDE, THERE IS NO OTHER COPY! *** SHIPPING: Ship by FEDEX.Shipping charge: CANADA & USA: $20.00 / Worldwide: $40.00 (insurance is not included)Payment via www.escrow.com is accepted under certain conditionsPlease contact us about shipping discount when you win more than one auctions.All books are fully guaranteed and if not as described or photographed may be returned within 10 days for immediate refund.When packaging our items for shipping, we ALWAYS use protective materials.NOTE: I am a bookseller.  If you want to have more information about my bookstore, do not hesitate to contact me. 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