Auction on
05 June 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) -
Salle 7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
The one belonging to Robert Beauvillain contained precious illuminated manuscripts that decidedly lit up the bidding.
France, Paris, c. 1400-1410, Book of Hours according to the Roman rite, illuminated parchment manuscript in Latin with 13 large miniatures (reproduced: The Annunciation) attributable to the Master of Luçon (Master of Étienne Loypeau), active in Paris between 1390 and 1415-1417, Paris. Result: €689,500
France, Paris, c. 1400-1410, Book of Hours according to the Roman rite, illuminated parchment manuscript in Latin with 13 large miniatures (reproduced: The Annunciation) attributable to the Master of Luçon (Master of Étienne Loypeau), active in Paris between 1390 and 1415-1417, Paris. Result: €689,500
This sale had to wait for the end of lockdown to take place – not that the delay calmed the ardour of the bidders: quite the opposite! The two key lots lived up to expectations. Robert de Beauvillain assembled this collection in the early 20th century. A collector with eclectic tastes and encyclopaedic knowledge, his interests covered Books of Hours from the twilight years of the Middle Ages to books of the 1930s, and he had an unfailing passion for bindings. So bibliophiles had cause for rejoicing with this group of over 300 lots, which achieved a final total of €2,180,806.
Sébastien Brant (1458-1521), Stultifera…
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