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Colchester, Mrs Elizabeth.
Estimate
800 - 1,000 GBP
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Description
- Manuscript receipt book
- Ink on paper
containing 321 numbered recipes with about 50 unnumbered later additions, the recipes ranging from roast eel to orange-flower cake and providing a particularly strong range of cakes and desserts, many entries with the name of the creator of the recipe (including Elizabeth Beale, "Mrs Washington", "Mr Gould the Cooke", Lady Falkland, and several members of the Colchester family)
68 pages, plus blanks, folio (320 x 205 mm.), in several eighteenth-century hands, with a contemporary index loosely inserted, dated 1722, vellum boards, some leaves fragile at edges, spotting, boards dust-stained
68 pages, plus blanks, folio (320 x 205 mm.), in several eighteenth-century hands, with a contemporary index loosely inserted, dated 1722, vellum boards, some leaves fragile at edges, spotting, boards dust-stained
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."