Premier Auction
Sat, Feb 5, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 425
18th Century Bound Spanish Antiphonary
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
intact, bound hand illuminated antiphonary, bound in full blindstamped leather over wood boards, with four raised bands, front and back with pierced metal decorative hardware, replacement leather clasp with missing hardware, probably bound later, in three parts: first part undated, with 68 double page hand illuminated vellum sheets, every other page numbered in upper right corner, each sheet with black and red musical notes and decorations, one blue and red initial vignette on page one; second part dated 1790, 49 double page hand illuminated vellum sheets, each page numbered in upper right or left corners; 11 extra sheets added at rear; 25-3/4 x 16-1/4 x 3-1/2 in.
Provenance: From a Private Collection Assembled in Spain and Britain from the 1960s through the 1980s
Condition
with wear at top and bottom of spine and at extremities, metal pieces with some verdigris, leather around metal with residual verdigris, front board cracked; first few sheets with some worming and wear at top right corner, sheets with typical wear and occasional staining at edges
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