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Layla Fischer

Layla Fischer writes for the Manuscripts & Rare Books department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of manuscripts & rare books.

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Sovereign: Victoria (obverse) — William Wyon

Sovereign: Victoria (obverse)

October 10, 2026Sovereign of Thirty Shillings (obverse) — England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603

Sovereign of Thirty Shillings (obverse)

October 10, 2026Five Pound Piece: St. George and the Dragon (reverse) — Benedetto Pistrucci

Five Pound Piece: St. George and the Dragon (reverse)

October 10, 2026Noble: Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (reverse) — England, Edward III, 1327-1377

Noble: Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (reverse)

October 10, 2026Missale: Fol. 178v: Music for various ordinary prayers — Bartolommeo Caporali

Missale: Fol. 178v: Music for various ordinary prayers

October 10, 2026Five Guineas: Crowned Shields, Scepters, and Lion of Nassau (reverse) — England, William III, 1694-1702

Five Guineas: Crowned Shields, Scepters, and Lion of Nassau (reverse)

October 10, 2026Missale: Fol. 157v: Music for "Exultet" — Bartolommeo Caporali

Missale: Fol. 157v: Music for “Exultet”

October 10, 2026Heart-Shaped Panel: Figure of a Woman with a Banderole (Sibyl ?) — Anonymous, late 15th – early 16th centuries

Heart-Shaped Panel: Figure of a Woman with a Banderole (Sibyl ?)

October 10, 2026Fauld — Germany

Fauld

October 10, 2026Horse's Crinet — Germany, 19th century

Horse’s Crinet

October 10, 2026

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