- 33
The Raising of Lazarus, full-page miniature from a Book of Hours [southern Netherlands (Bruges), c.1480s]
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Vellum
cutting, 98x68mm, vellum, with a miniature probably for the beginning of the Office of the Dead in a Book of Hours, the reverse blank except for pencil inscriptions, trimmed to edges, slightly smudged along the left edge, overall in good condition, framed
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Owned by Robert Lehman (1892-1969), one of the great private art collectors of the 20th century: his MS 39 (note on reverse of mount); de Ricci, Census, II, p.1713 (described as Christ Healing the Leper); formerly on deposit at the Metropolitan Museum, New York; sold en bloc with other miniatures and leaves to J. Günther, 2004; to the present owner.
This miniature is an exceptionally fine work by the Master of Edward IV. Six miniatures in Baltimore are painted in the same style and have similar dimensions; they show the Crucifixion, Pentecost, Visitation, Annunciation to the Shepherds, Massacre of the Innocents, and the Coronation of the Virgin (Walters, W.443a-f; L. Randall, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, III.2, 1997, no.282, fig.529). Although they differ in height they are all 69mm wide. The back of the present miniature is inscribed in 19th-century pencil "No. 146"; four of the Baltimore miniatures have the numbers 144, 145, 147, and 148.