Two unusual and successful lots from a February 20 sale held by Lockdales (19.5% buyer’s premium) of Ipswich.
Sold at £3300 was a broadsheet, now mounted on linen, that celebrates the ‘Triumphant Reception of… King William III’ following his return to London from Flanders after the conclusion of a peace treaty. This would have been the Treaty of Ryswick, in which France, after years of conflict, effectively recognised William as sole ruler of Britain and Ireland – his wife and sovereign partner, Queen Mary, having died three years earlier.