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Christie's, 15 July 2015, London, King Street

Date of the auction: 15.07.2015

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Lot number 1
THE RESURRECTION, large historiated initial on a leaf from a...
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$62,225 - US$93,338
Price realised:
£50,000
ca. US$77,782
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Lot number 6
THE LAMB IN THE MIDST OF THE ELDERS, and THE OPENING OF THE ...
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$62,225 - US$93,338
Price realised:
£80,500
ca. US$125,229
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Lot number 7
THE PROPHET NAHUM and A MAN PLAYING AN ORGAN, two historiate...
Estimate
£50,000 - £80,000
ca. US$77,782 - US$124,451
Price realised:
£62,500
ca. US$97,227
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Lot number 8
THE FOOL WITH CLUB AND BALL, historiated initial ‘D’ on a le...
Estimate
£6,000 - £9,000
ca. US$9,333 - US$14,000
Price realised:
£7,500
ca. US$11,667
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Lot number 10
ST MARTIN AND THE BEGGAR, miniature on a leaf from the Chest...
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$46,669 - US$77,782
Price realised:
£43,750
ca. US$68,059
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Lot number 11
THE NATIVITY, miniature on a leaf from a Book of Hours, ILLU...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,666 - US$7,778
Price realised:
£3,750
ca. US$5,833
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Lot number 18
THE RESURRECTION, historiated initial ‘R’ on a leaf cut from...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,111 - US$4,666
Price realised:
£2,500
ca. US$3,889
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Lot number 20
THE ‘GOSPELS OF QUEEN THEUTBERGA’ in Latin, ILLUMINATED MANU...
Estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
ca. US$1,555,640 - US$2,333,460
Price realised:
£1,986,500
ca. US$3,090,278
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Lot number 21
ANTHOLOGY OF CIVIL LAW, with the Gloss of Accursius, in Lati...
Estimate
£6,000 - £9,000
ca. US$9,333 - US$14,000
Price realised:
£22,500
ca. US$35,001
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Lot number 22
GREGORY IX (c1145-1241), Decretals, edited by Raymond of Pen...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,222 - US$9,333
Price realised:
£11,250
ca. US$17,500
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Lot number 23
NICHOLAS OF GORRON (1232-1295), Sermons De Tempore et de Qua...
Estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
ca. US$38,891 - US$54,447
Price realised:
£32,500
ca. US$50,558
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Lot number 24
MAGNA CARTA AND STATUTES, LAW TRACTS, AND REGISTER OF WRITS,...
Estimate
£50,000 - £80,000
ca. US$77,782 - US$124,451
Price realised:
£170,500
ca. US$265,236
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Lot number 26
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Metz, in Latin and French, ILLUMINATED...
Estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
ca. US$124,451 - US$186,676
Price realised:
£104,500
ca. US$162,564
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Lot number 27
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Paris, in Latin and French, ILLUMINATE...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$15,556 - US$23,334
Price realised:
£15,000
ca. US$23,334
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Lot number 28
BOOK OF HOURS, of unrecorded use, in Latin and French, ILLUM...
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$18,667 - US$28,001
Price realised:
£25,000
ca. US$38,891
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Lot number 29
BOOK OF HOURS AND PSALTER, use of the Cistercians, in Latin ...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,666 - US$7,778
Price realised:
£10,000
ca. US$15,556
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Lot number 30
PLUTARCH, Life of Camillus, in the Latin translation of OGNI...
Estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
ca. US$38,891 - US$54,447
Price realised:
£80,500
ca. US$125,229
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Lot number 31
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Rouen, in Latin and French, ILLUMINATE...
Estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
ca. US$28,001 - US$38,891
Price realised:
£31,250
ca. US$48,613
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Lot number 32
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Langres, in Latin and French, ILLUMINA...
Estimate
£50,000 - £80,000
ca. US$77,782 - US$124,451
Price realised:
£62,500
ca. US$97,227
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Lot number 33
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Rome, in French and Latin, ILLUMINATED...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$15,556 - US$23,334
Price realised:
£21,250
ca. US$33,057
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Lot number 34
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Paris, in French and Latin, ILLUMINATE...
Estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
ca. US$31,112 - US$46,669
Price realised:
£43,750
ca. US$68,059
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Lot number 35
DE LAUNAY, Pierre Albert (d1694), Remarques sommaires faites...
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$3,889 - US$5,444
Price realised:
£5,625
ca. US$8,750
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Lot number 36
JOAN OF ARC (c1412-1431)] Document signed by Guillaume Lepr...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,222 - US$9,333
Price realised:
£7,500
ca. US$11,667
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Lot number 38
ELIZABETH I, Queen of England (1558-1603) Document signed (a...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$15,556 - US$23,334
Price realised:
£10,625
ca. US$16,528
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Lot number 41
GRAND TOUR – Francis Drake (1721-1795) Manuscript copy of hi...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,222 - US$9,333
Price realised:
£5,000
ca. US$7,778
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Lot number 42
NELSON, Horatio, Viscount (1758-1805) Two autograph letters ...
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$12,445 - US$18,667
Price realised:
£27,500
ca. US$42,780
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Lot number 43
NELSON, William, 1st Earl Nelson (clergyman, 1757-1835) Two ...
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$3,889 - US$5,444
Price realised:
£2,500
ca. US$3,889
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Lot number 44
NELSON, Horatio, Viscount (1758-1805) Autograph set of order...
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$3,889 - US$5,444
Price realised:
£10,625
ca. US$16,528
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Lot number 46
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870) Portrait lithograph signed (on ...
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$7,778 - US$10,889
Price realised:
£5,625
ca. US$8,750
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Lot number 47
SILVER-GILT MOUNTED ARAB JAMBIYA DAGGER Ornately-tooled hilt...
Estimate
£60,000 - £90,000
ca. US$93,338 - US$140,007
Price realised:
£122,500
ca. US$190,565
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