Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Authorization of Privileges to Jewish Bankers of the Mantova Community, 1651
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $10,000
Including buyer's premium
Duca Carlo II - Conferma di Privilegi 1651 – a document on behalf of Duke Carlo II, which grants privileges to Jewish bankers of the Mantova community. Mantova, January 1651. Italian.
An official document that has three handwritten pages, on parchment, with signatures and the large wax-stamp of the Mantova duchy (attached with a string). The document authorizes and renews the privileges granted to the Jews for a period of eight years, beginning with 1658 until 1666.
An official document that has three handwritten pages, on parchment, with signatures and the large wax-stamp of the Mantova duchy (attached with a string). The document authorizes and renews the privileges granted to the Jews for a period of eight years, beginning with 1658 until 1666.
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