Lot 349: AUTOGRAPHS: WREN CHRISTOPHER: (1632-1723) English

AUTOGRAPHS: WREN CHRISTOPHER: (1632-1723) English Architect. D.S., Chr. Wren, one page, small folio, n.p. (London?), 24th October 1693. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, is a bill of payment for the sum of £50, being six months interest on monies advanced by 'An Act for Granting to Their Majesties, a Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage, and other Sums of Money payable upon Merchandizes Exported and Imported'. Boldly signed by Wren in the right margin. Rare. Some light age wear and minor staining to the horizontal central fold, not affecting Wren's signature. An attractive signed document. About VG The document most probably relates to the expenditure on Wren's work on the façade of Hampton Court Palace, 1689-94.