Certificate of Authorization for the Title of 'Von' for Johann Ferdinand Richter, Franz Mayer, Austrian, active 1700s, Pen and ink, brush and watercolor over engraving on vellum, bound in velvet-covered boards with imperial seal in brass case, Consists of seventeen pages of text, including illumination of arms, giving a brief history of Richter (he joined the Austrian army in 1754; saw service 1757-63). Signed by Emperor Josef and counter-signed by Tobias Philip, Freiher von Coblentz. Imperial seal case is attached by a silk cord to the book. Past-paper book papers used as end papers., Austria

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