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A Pre-Raphaelite’s Book of Hours

Result EUR63,300
Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 04 February 2020 - 14:15 (CET) - Salle 11 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Bearing the label of the home of painter Edward Burne-Jones, this illuminated manuscript for use in Paris outstripped expectations.

Ca. 1460–1480, book of hours for use in Paris, 290 vellum leaves, 38 miniatures including... A Pre-Raphaelite’s Book of Hours

Ca. 1460–1480, book of hours for use in Paris, 290 vellum leaves, 38 miniatures including seven full-page, bound in a 16th century in-12 volume.
Result: €63,300

This handwritten book of hours for use in Paris, dated to around 1460–1480, boasts many qualities. Framed by rinceaux adorned with dainty butterflies…
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