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248 - 248 [ILLUMINATION]
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Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
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248 [ILLUMINATION] Two illuminations taken from a manuscript (prayer book? book of hours?) Miniatures on parchment, ink and gouache Miniatures mounted (reverse side not visible) France, Normandy? Picardy?, c. 1530–1540 Saint Agnes presenting Jeanne of France (1464–1505) and her confessor Gabriel-Maria Nicolas (?) (1462–1532) Visible dimensions: 145 x 110 mm The Last Supper with Jeanne of France (1464–1505) praying at her prie-Dieu Visible dimensions: 145 x 110 mm Miniatures set within woven and embroidered reliquary frames, in silver, gold and silk threads, 18th-century work (dimensions of the reliquary frames: 390 x 290 mm). A few imperfections to note (some missing relics or woven and embroidered flowers within the frames; some imperfections in the braiding and borders surrounding the reliquaries; miniatures with small holes or loss of painted surface in places). On the reverse, blank canvas covering the stretcher. These two miniatures come
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About the sale Major catalogue auction of classical art
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Auction time 10/11/2026 at 10:30 AM
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