Two Aesthetic Movement French CarriageTwo Aesthetic Movement French Carriage Clocks: 19th century, in rectangular gilt bronze frames with beveled glass panels, back panel opening to interior works, stamped "S F" and "France", with winder keys; one with leaf and scrollwork borders, shaped swing handle, dial with floral garland decoration, in fitted case with label "Luiz de Rezende & Cie/Rio de Janeiro", 6-1/4 x 3 x 2-3/4 in. ; one with geometric borders, urn finials at corners, retracting handle, 6-1/4 x 3-1/4 x 2-5/8 in. Condition surface dirt layer and accretion, some discoloration to metal elements, some scratches, nicks, and chips to glass panels, not tested for functionality; example with floral dial missing one set of hands; other example with one foot loose (screw probably partially stripped); case with some wear and abrasions, handle coming loose
Tratado del Real Derecho de las Medias-Anatas.Tratado del Real Derecho de las Medias-Anatas. : . Seculares: y del Servicio de Lanzas a que Estan Obligados los Titulos de Castilla, by Jose de Rezabal y Ugarte (Spanish/Chile, 1747–1800), Madrid: En La Officina de Don Benito Cano, 1792, bound in vellum, 12-1/4 x 8-1/4 in. ; together with Espectaculo de la Naturaleza o Conversaciones a Cerca de las Particularidades de la Historia Natural . Parte VII. Tomo XIII. , Madrid: En la Oficina de Joachin Ibarra, 1758, bound in vellum, with frontispiece and 13 engravings on laid paper, 7-3/4 x 5-3/4 in. Note: These items descended in the family of Manuel Ortiz de Zevallos y García, a Peruvian lawyer, diplomat, and politician. Manuel Ortiz de Zevallos was married to Josefa de Tagle and Echevarría, the daughter of José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, the IV Marquis of Torre Tagle and President of Peru from 1823-1824. The Tagle family is one of Spain's prominent aristocratic families, going as far back as the 14th century. The Palace of Torre Tagle (commissioned in 1715 by the 1st Marquis de Torre Tagle, Don José Bernardo de Tagle-Bracho y Pérez de la Riva) is now home to the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A series of heraldic works relating to the Ortiz de Zevallos family was sold at Christie's in December 2018. , Provenance: Manuel Ortiz de Zevallos y García (Peru, 1809-1882); By descent in family Condition [Tratado del Real. ] cover separating at spine but holding, wear and losses to binding, losses and warping to vellum cover, bumped corners, losses to end papers, pest damage, tears, some stains, light toning and foxing; [Espectaculo de la. ] cover separating at spine but holding, end papers possibly reglued, some tears and stains, light toning and foxing; other wear consistent with age and use