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Freeman's | Hindman: Western Manuscripts and Miniatures

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Auction Name	Western Manuscripts and Miniatures	Total Sales (USD)	276,544.00
Auction Date	July 08, 2025 - July 08, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	189,600.00
Sale Number	#6388	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	268,100.00
Total Lots	86
Sold Lots	64.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	261,100.00
% of Lots Sold	74.42%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	360,700.00
Unsold Lots	22	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	76.67%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
31	JOHANNES DE TOUSSENS (active Nord-Pas-de-Calais, 1277--1290)	Illuminated cutting of initial 'P' with Saint Bernard and two nuns from the Beaupre Antiphonals (Prioress's Set), in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	1289--90	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 38,400.00
83	FRANCESCO PETRARCH (b. Arezzo, 20 July 1304; d. Arqua Petrarca, 19 July 1374)	Il Canzoniere (The Songbook), in Italian, manuscript on parchment	second half of the 15th century	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 24,320.00
77	FOLLOWER OF LEONARDO BELLINI (active Veneto, c. 1443-1490)	Book of Hours, Use of Rome, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1470--1480	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 14,080.00
80	FOLLOWER OF HERMAN SCHEERE (active London, c. 1405-1425)	Psalter, Use of Sarum, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1425-35	USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 12,800.00
79	CIRCLE OF ATTAVANTE DEGLI ATTAVANTI (GABRIELLO DI VANTE) (active Florence, c. 1452-c. 1520/25)	The Carafa Hours, Use of Rome, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1490--1500	USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 11,520.00
82	FOLLOWER OF TADDEO CRIVELLI (b. Ferrara, 1425; d. Bologna, 1479)	The von Wolkenstein Breviary, for Franciscan Use, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	1499	USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 11,520.00
78	CIRCLE OF THE MASTER OF MS REID 33 and SELWERD ABBEY SCRIPTORIUM (AGNES MARTINI?) (active The Netherlands, Groningen, c. 1468-1510)	Book of Hours, in Dutch, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1480--1490	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 10,240.00
75	MASTERS OF THE GOLD SCROLLS (active Bruges, c. 1415-1450)	Book of Hours, Use of Rome, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1420--1430	USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 8,960.00
32	CIRCLE OF ANDREA DI BARTOLO (Siena, c. 1360/70-1429)	Illuminated cutting with Saint Apollonia, from a Choir Book, illuminated manuscript on parchment,	c 1390s	USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 7,680.00
33	ANONYMOUS RHENISH ARTIST	Illuminated cutting of Initial 'S' with the Nativity of Christ, from a Choir Book, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1470-80	USD 3,500.00 - 4,000.00	USD 7,040.00
86		Livre d'Heures [Marriage book offered on the occasion of the wedding of Paul Champion with Julie Rayel] 14 February 1882: "14 fevrier Julie Rayel unie a Paul Champion 1882" in French, illuminated manuscript on paper, with illuminated and historiated brac	c.1882 (or little before).	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 7,040.00
17	WORKSHOP OF THE MASTER OF BOETHIUS OF MONTPELLIER (active Eastern France, Metz, mid-14th century	Leaf from a Book of Hours with large historiated initial 'D' showing the Presentation in the Temple and animal marginalia, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	ca. 1325--1350	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 6,080.00
18	SOUTHERN NETHERLANDISH ILLUMINATOR	Leaf from the Ghistelles Hours with a historiated initial 'C', depicting the Presentation in the Temple, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	ca. 1300	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 6,080.00
41	FOLLOWER OF THE MASTER OF JEAN ROLIN II (active Paris, c. 1445--1465)	Five leaves (a bifolium and three leaves) from a Book of Hours, with three miniatures of Saint Genevieve, the Annunciation, and the Annunciation to the Shepherds, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1450--1470	USD 3,500.00 - 4,000.00	USD 6,080.00
81		Ritual, Use of Rome, in Latin and Italian, music manuscript on parchment	1450--1456	USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 6,080.00
14	VENETIAN ILLUMINATOR	Cutting with historiated initial 'S' with Pentecost, from a Gradual, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1290--1300	USD 4,500.00 - 6,000.00	USD 5,120.00
15	ANONYMOUS SOUTHERN FRENCH ILLUMINATOR	Single leaf with an illuminated initial 'A' and a historiated initial 'P' depicting St. Paul standing between two pillars, from the Mailhac-Faber Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	late thirteenth or early fourteenth century	USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00	USD 5,120.00
16	PARIS WORKSHOP	Leaf from an illuminated manuscript of Civil Law, with miniature of a witness cross-examined in court, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1300	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 4,800.00
4	SIENESE(?) ILLUMINATOR	Two decorated initials 'N' and 'O' from an Atlantic Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1175--1200	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,480.00
6	HORNBY-COCKERELL GROUP	Cutting with initial historiated initial 'U' and 'E' from the Huth-Hornby-Cockerell-Haddaway Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1210--20	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,160.00
34	ALSATIAN ILLUMINATOR	A leaf from the Neubourg Missal, with historiated initial of Cistercian monk kneeling before the Virgin and Child, illuminated manuscript on parchment,	c.1450	USD 3,400.00 - 3,600.00	USD 4,160.00
7	DOMINICAN PAINTER? (active Paris; mid-13th century)	Single leaf from the Chester Beatty Bible (MS W.116), with historiated initial 'E' with Josia, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1250--1275	USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00	USD 3,840.00
21	ANGLO-NORMAN ILLUMINATOR	A small cutting, with historiated initial 'L' with pope and clerics presenting a manuscript, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1300	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 3,840.00
26	JOHANNES GRUSCH ATELIER (active Paris, c. 1235--1270)	A leaf from the "Josephinum" Bible, with a historiated initial 'P' of King Ahaziah falling from a window, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1250	USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,840.00
42	FOLLOWER OF THE MASTER OF JEAN ROLIN II (active Paris, c. 1445--1465)	Two bifolios and three leaves from a Book of Hours, with miniatures of Saint Mark and the Virgin and Christ Child Enthroned, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment	c.1450--1470	USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,520.00

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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