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• #Illuminated manuscripts for sale series#

In addition to our richly varied general sales that are held twice a year at each sale site, notable private collections in recent years have included the Bibliothèque Paul Destribats (2019) Important Books, Atlases, Globes from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Israel (2019) Important Scientific Books from the Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune (2019) Bibliothèque Marc Litzler (2019) Russian America & Polar Exploration: Highlights from the Martin Greene Library (2017).Ĭhristie’s is the only major international auction house with a dedicated team of medieval and Renaissance manuscript specialists and with regular sales in this category. We boast an unparalleled depth of knowledge in the many sub-categories that comprise this field: incunabula science and medicine natural history travel and cartography Judaica art, architecture and photography Americana (which we sell in New York) Livres d’Artiste (which we sell in Paris) Russian books and illustration and comic art.

#Illuminated manuscripts for sale series#

We are also at the forefront of digital sales, presenting themed series of online-only auctions ( On the Shoulders of Giants, from 2018‒2020 Einstein letters, from 2017‒2018 Quentin Blake drawings, from 2018‒2019 Write Me and Tell Me Your Heart: Leonard Cohen’s Letters to Marianne, 2019).Ĭhristie’s has achieved record results for works by significant contributors to the printed word: from Shakespeare to Dickens, Petrarch to Baudelaire, Tolstoy to Faulkner, as well as Newton, Darwin, Einstein and George Washington. With an international team of 15 renowned specialists and live auctions held throughout the year in London, Paris and New York, we are the market leaders in this category. The illuminated manuscripts will be available to preview at Christie’s Paris galleries from March 18-23.Christie’s Books and Manuscripts Department offers for sale the best of the world’s printed books, maps, medieval manuscripts, autograph letters and archives.

The sale is expected to achieve more than $8 million, and the proceeds will benefit the rare book departments at museums designated by the Rosenberg estate. With his wife, Elaine, he worked to recover art looted by the Nazis in the war, a quest she continued after his death in 1987.Įlaine was involved in New York City institutions such as the Morgan Library, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Cloisters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The father and son worked together in New York City after World War II, and Alexandre took over the gallery after his father’s death. In fact, most of the books in this collection feature a woodcut bookplate of an open window by the sea that was created by Picasso when Alexandre was about 14 years old, according to Christie’s. Were well-known in the art world, as Alexandre was the son of the French art dealer It’s expected to sell for US$200,000 to US$400,000.Ī tiny prayer book created by Flemish miniaturist Gerard Horenbout for Charles V in about 1510.

“The work is hugely made Plato accessible to Western Europe,” Donadoni says, adding that the last complete copy was offered at auction in 1959. Until the printing, little of the philosopher’s work was available for Latin readers. The manuscript is estimated to achieve between US$800,000 and US$1.2 million.Īmong the early books is a rare complete first edition of the works of In addition to the beautiful religious imagery, the artist painted playful borders depicting everyday life, Donadoni explains. “It’s really lavish and beautifully subtle.”Īnother highlight is a tiny prayer book created by Flemish miniaturistįor Charles V in about 1510. “It’s one of the finest works of the period and it’s in pristine condition,” Donadoni says. The manuscript includes 16 miniature paintings and is expected to sell for between $1.5 million and $2.5 million. The centerpiece of the sale is a Parisian Book of Hours, a prayer book, created by the Master of theĪround 1440. The works belonged to New York City collectors and philanthropists Elaine and Alexandre P.