£8,500.00
The Book of Common Prayer, 1871
The binding and mounts designed by William Burges (1827-1881)
The Mounts made by Jes Barkentin
Provenance- Lady Mary Vyner and Lady Ripon of Newby Hall, Yorkshire.
19cm x 15cm
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In 1870 Frederick Vyner (1847-70) was kidnapped by bandits while travelling in Greece. A large ransom was demanded and in part collected before his eventual murder. In his honour his mother Lady Mary Vyner and his sister Lady Ripon used the unspent ransom to commission two churches and this book of common prayer from the architect William Burges.
The design for this binding is held in the collection of the RIBA.
The Church of St Mary, Studley Royal
The Church if Christ the Consoler, Skelton-on-Ure.
