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LOT 0342
Medieval Choir Book Manuscript Page
ITALY, 13TH CENTURY A.D.
12 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (133 grams total, 31 x 26 cm).
Rectangular portion of a vellum page with historiated capital 'N' in silver on a rich blue field, interlace detailing to the stave and bow, liquid gold detailing; showing the Liberation of Saint Peter with nimbate saint and angel; mounted on a card backing with reveal. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen, 26 May 2015, no.26.
Private collection, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12502-230735.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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