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Stand # B1 MASTERPIECE 2019 HIGHLIGHTS
Sapiens: Mapping the History of Ideas At this year’s edition of Masterpiece, Les Enluminures will again share a themed stand with Daniel Crouch Rare Books, this time on the subject of "Sapiens: Mapping the History of Ideas”, inspired by Yuval Noah Harari’s best seller "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind". We have taken seriously Harari's dictum: "We study history not to know the future but to widen our hori- zons”, approaching the theme broadly by selecting important works of art from medieval civilization that resonate with, and expand on, some of the ideas central to Sapiens: Family, Love, and Death.
Enjoy these artworks in our Highlights PDF.
We look forward to welcoming you on our stand #B1.
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1 minnekästchen, Of the surviving early only a smallMinnekästchen handful have painted decoration Painted Casket with Two Lovers and a Fool
$75,000Upper Rhine Valley, Basel (?), c. 1490s 2 This exceptional “gimmel” ring, with double bezel and hoop, is a reference to two lovers joinedRenaissance in marriage Gimmel Ring
Gold, ruby and emerald Germany, dated 1571
$25,000 3 Delicately carved, this rare decorative spoon isWedding a marvel Spoon of withskill Chain and craftsmanshipLinks
Western Europe, Southern Germany(?), c. 17th century Carved pear wood
$10,000 Love
Small gem of a manuscript that nestles in the palm of one’s hand, with a full cycle of illuminations by an important Bruges workshop Book of Hours (use of Rome) In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment 4 Southern Netherlands, Bruges, late 1430s 12 miniatures by the Masters of the Gold Scrolls
139 folios, complete, bound in Paris c. 1860 by Pierre-Marcellin $110,000Lortic in red morocco. Dimensions 97 x 65 mm. BOH 162
5 Such hearts, given as tokens of love, becameHeart Pendant popular in Renaissance jewelry
Spain or Italy, c. 1600 Gold, enamel, glass
$65,000
Death
CaptivatingThe Rohan Master scene (active by an c. 1420-1440),enigmatic attributed late Gothic to illuminator
The Last Judgment, from a Book of Hours 6 France, Angers(?), c. 1420-1440 $115,000
The universal theme of death is underscored by a unique Death group of memento mori, reliquary and devotional jewelry 7 Memento Mori Skull pendant Germany, 17th century Fire-gilded copper, glass
$85,000
Memento Mori Ring with Skull and Two Children
West European, 1750-1800 Silver-gilt, painted enamel 8 $20,000
9 Hat Badge with Veronica’s Veil th th Flanders, late 16 -early 17 century $15,000Gilded silver, niello
Death
10 miniatures Substantial manuscript in good condition with many large and small
Book of Hours (use of Rome) In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment Southern Netherlands, Ghent or possibly Bruges, c. 1460-1470 14 full-page and 11 small miniatures in the style of the Masters of the Beady Eyes th 118 folios, complete, bound in the 19 -century dark brown calf gold-tooled. Dimensions$135,0000 179 x 124 mm. BOH 163
11 Extraordinary late Rococo snuff box with a hingedVanitas Snuff lid carved Box in thein highShape reliefof a Skull
Western Europe, Germany(?), c. 1740-1760
$15,000
Family
12 This English Book of Hours travelled from Bruges to England, as it passed through centuries of English mercantile and diplomatic families The Bybbesworth Hours (Use of Sarum) In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment Southern Netherlands, Bruges, c. 1405-1415 12 miniatures by the Master of the Beaufort Saints and associates th 101 folios, bound in 20 -century brown morocco stamped in black $150,000Dimensions 176 x 115 mm. BOH 170
Family
13 Art, politics, and history come together in a remarkable group of six rings that have been in the family of the Earls of Galloway since their origins The collection constitutes a rich repository of Stuart and Jacobite pictorial and cul- tural history which takes the story of the Stuarts from the execution of 1649 to the death of Prince Charles Edward, and the changing of alliance to the Hanoverian monarch, George III. The rings were acquired directly from the aristocratic Scottish family, descendants of the Earls of Galloway, whose members played critical roles in the unfolding of Stuart and Jacobite history. The last owner of the rings was the father of the last heir to the title Earl of Galloway. th th $150,000Western Europe, 17 -18 century MasterIntimate miniature from a Choir Book 14by an artist close to the prolific Olivetan Olivetan Master Collaborator (active Lombardy, c. 1440s-1460s)
Presentation in the Temple, initial ‘S’ from a Choir Book
$15,000Italy, Lombardy, c. 1440
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Enigmatic scene from Romanth history reimagined by a 15 -century French painter Pierre Garnier, attributed to (active Langres, 1470-1490)
Envoys before Julius Caesar, miniature from the Romuléon of Jean Miélot
Eastern France, Langres(?), c. 1480-1485
$16,500