Lot 25 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Cicero, Epistolae ad Familiares , in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Italy, probably Genoa, mid-15th century]
Marcus Tullius Cicero · in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Italy, probably Genoa, mid-15th century]
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $37,577–$62,628
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 13 December 2023
- Dimensions
- 286 x 200mm. iii + 120 leaves + iii leaves, complete, collation: 1-12
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3287232
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3287232 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3287232
Marcus Tullius Cicero, Cicero, Epistolae ad Familiares , in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Italy, probably Genoa, mid-15th century]. Christie's, 13 Dec 2023, lot 25. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3287232.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero, Cicero, Epistolae ad Familiares , in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Italy, probably Genoa, mid-15th century]. Christie's, 13 Dec 2023, lot 25. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3287232.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Christ and David playing the harp assisted by an angel, hist… | Anonymous Umbrian or Tuscan illuminator | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Throne of Mercy, historiated initial 'D' on a leaf from an illumi… | Master of Sant' Agnese di Valdipietra | £15,000–£20,000 | |
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| James the Less, historiated initial on a leaf from an Antiphonal, ill… | Anonymous northern Italian illuminator | £7,000–£10,000 | |
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