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853 - PETER II (1715–1730), EMPEROR OF ALL RUSSIA
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Estimate €1,500 - €1,700
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PETER II (1715–1730), EMPEROR OF ALL RUSSIA Patent of the State Military College promoting Guard Quartermaster Andrei Omelianov to the rank of second lieutenant [Patent of the State Military College promoting Guard Quartermaster Andrei Omelianov to the rank of second lieutenant]. Moscow, 15 October 1729 Signed by Prince Grigori Dmitrievich Youssoupov (1676–1730), presiding member of the State Military College. One sheet, 20.5 x 33.5 cm, parchment. A printed form set in civil typefaces from the first third of the 18th century, with individual handwritten entries in chancery cursive. Bearing the remains of a fragment of the State seal in red wax. On the front, later archival and chancery annotations and the number 851; on the reverse, registration details and the name ‘Omelianov’. The document was drawn up by the State Military College in Moscow on 15 October 1729. The Military College was the supreme central body of the Russian land forces’ administration. Other signatories: Stepan Lukich Ignatiev (died 1747), brigadier and councillor of the State Military College, later lieutenant-general, commander-in-chief of St Petersburg and vice-president of the Military College; Pyotr Alekseevich Ijorin (born 1690), chief secretary of the State Military College for many years (1726–1744), later a State Councillor; and the secretary Vasily Kozlov. A rare official military document from the brief reign of Peter II (1727–1730), Emperor of All Russia, who succeeded Catherine I to the throne. The grandson of Peter the Great, he was the last male-line descendant of the Romanov dynasty. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a comprehensive assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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