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A 15th-Century Book of Hours in the Limelight

Result EUR976,000
Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 06 December 2022 - 14:15 (CET) - Salle 12-13 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Antique books and Old Master paintings joined forces, making the most of their origins and qualities.

Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), Vue des Isles de l'Archipel (View of the Archipelago),... A 15th-Century Book of Hours in the Limelight

Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), Vue des Isles de l'Archipel (View of the Archipelago), 1758, oil on canvas, 74 x 99.5 cm/29.1 x 39.2 in.

Result: €381,000

Two days of sales produced a total of €2,579,627, with a Book of Hours according to the Roman Rite fetching €976,000 (see photo). The bid reflected the quality of this work, which reappeared on the market 50 years after its first appearance, this time with a new attribution to Georges Trubert. The illuminator…
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