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Auction archive: Lot number 1291

Medieval Framed Illuminated Book of Hours Leaf

Auktion 30.08.2016
30 Aug 2016
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$655 - US$917
Price realised:
£806
ca. US$1,056
Auction archive: Lot number 1291

Medieval Framed Illuminated Book of Hours Leaf

Auktion 30.08.2016
30 Aug 2016
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$655 - US$917
Price realised:
£806
ca. US$1,056
Beschreibung:

MEDIEVAL FRAMED ILLUMINATED BOOK OF HOURS LEAF 15th century AD A vellum page from a French Book of Hours with dense blackletter text, gold leaf detailing, red and blue fillers and versals, tendrils to the margins with fruit, leaves and flowers; the text an extract from the Office of the Dead; mounted in a bifacial glazed frame with a reveal to each face. 2.1 kg, 37.5 x 43cm (14 3/4 x 17"). Fine condition. Provenance Ex Swiss collection; acquired Lawrence Miller & Co, Virginia, USA.

Auction archive: Lot number 1291
Auction:
Datum:
30 Aug 2016
Auction house:
Timeline Auctions
23-24 Berkeley Square
London, W1J 6HE
United Kingdom
enquiries@timelineauctions.com
+44 (0)20 71291494
+44 (0)1277 814122
Beschreibung:

MEDIEVAL FRAMED ILLUMINATED BOOK OF HOURS LEAF 15th century AD A vellum page from a French Book of Hours with dense blackletter text, gold leaf detailing, red and blue fillers and versals, tendrils to the margins with fruit, leaves and flowers; the text an extract from the Office of the Dead; mounted in a bifacial glazed frame with a reveal to each face. 2.1 kg, 37.5 x 43cm (14 3/4 x 17"). Fine condition. Provenance Ex Swiss collection; acquired Lawrence Miller & Co, Virginia, USA.

Auction archive: Lot number 1291
Auction:
Datum:
30 Aug 2016
Auction house:
Timeline Auctions
23-24 Berkeley Square
London, W1J 6HE
United Kingdom
enquiries@timelineauctions.com
+44 (0)20 71291494
+44 (0)1277 814122
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