Lot 57 · Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases and Historical Photographs
De generatione Christi, sive Defensorium inviolatae castitatis B.V.M., [Basel, Lienhart Ysenhut, c.1487-88]
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,553–$3,829
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases and Historical Photographs, London, Knightsbridge · 27 November 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1214980
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Retza, De generatione Christi, sive Defensorium inviolatae castitatis B.V.M., [Basel, Lienhart Ysenhut, c.1487-88]. Bonhams, 27 Nov 2018, lot 57. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1214980.
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Retza, De generatione Christi, sive Defensorium inviolatae castitatis B.V.M., [Basel, Lienhart Ysenhut, c.1487-88]. Bonhams, 27 Nov 2018, lot 57. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1214980.
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|---|---|---|---|
| POTTER (BEATRIX) The Tailor of Gloucester, F. Warne & Co. (6) | POTTER (BEATRIX) The Tailor of Gloucester, F. Warne & Co. (6) | £600–£800 | |
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| Fire Record Book of the Firemaster at No 1 Darnley Station, Renfrew, … | World War II - Hess In Renfrewshire | £800–£1,200 | |
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| Antiques du cabinet du comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier, FIRST AND ONLY EDI… | Panofka | £1,500–£2,500 |
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