Lot 47 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Autograph letter to [William Petty, 1 st Marquess of Lansdowne] (‘My Lord’), Hendon, Middlesex, ‘Tuesday’ 24 August 1790
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,123–$7,685
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 10 July 2024
- Dimensions
- 61 pages, 234 x 185mm, on 15 bifolia and a singleton, Shelburne pagination
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3234713
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jeremy Bentham, Autograph letter to [William Petty, 1 st Marquess of Lansdowne] (‘My Lord’), Hendon, Middlesex, ‘Tuesday’ 24 August 1790. Christie's, 10 Jul 2024, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3234713.
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Jeremy Bentham, Autograph letter to [William Petty, 1 st Marquess of Lansdowne] (‘My Lord’), Hendon, Middlesex, ‘Tuesday’ 24 August 1790. Christie's, 10 Jul 2024, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3234713.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Bentham | Letter, document and pamphlet signed and inscribed to the 3 | $8,069 | Christie's, Jul 2024 | |
| Giuseppe Verdi | Verdi Giuseppe: (1813-1901) | International Autograph Auctions, Nov 2022 | ||
| Jeremy Bentham | 14 autograph letters to [William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lans | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | L'Année terrible. 1872. Broché. Exemplaire de George Sand, a | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | ‘Zur Affinen Feldtheorie.’ Offprint from: Sitzungsberichte d | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Collection of 9 important offprints relating to Einstein’s w | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | 18 lettres à Ludovic Vitet, 1829-1859, évoquant notamment "H | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | Notre-Dame de Paris. Paris, Perrotin, 1844. Édition illustré | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.