Mary Queen of Scots’ prayer book will be offered as part of Christie’s Classic Week’s Old Master Group evening sale on July 29. Illuminated with a cycle of forty miniatures by the Master of François de Rohan, one of the most sought-after artists of the court of King Francis I (r. 1515-1547) it is estimated at £250,000 – £350,000.
A new, expanded Classic Week comprises a series of 12 auctions throughout July. There will be eight on-line sales, including a creative collaboration between Old Masters and Post War Art and four live auctions culminating with the Classic Art evening sale
Karl Hermanns, Global Managing Director, Classic Art Group comments, “Christie’s Classic Art business has seen great success in the new environment of the last two months, with live auctions converted to on-line only sales, creative new on-line theme sales, and last week in Paris we held the first live auctions by an international auction house since lockdown. Our on-line only New York Classic Week is live for bidding now. We are excited to announce London’s July marquee Classic Week in this new, expanded, hybrid format and featuring two innovative new sale concepts: a creative on-line collaboration between Old Masters and Post War Art and a new cross-category Classic Art Evening Sale”.
