An unexpected highlight of an April 28-29 sale held by Brussels saleroom The Romantic Agony (24% buyer’s premium), was the leaf from an illuminated manuscript shown left.
Featuring an Annunciation scene, in which a king, a queen and a third, younger figure kneel before the Virgin in the presence of the angel Gabriel, the 12in (30.5cm) high leaf was catalogued as part of a vellum missal of late 15th century French origin.