Lot 97 · The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts
Series of 18 autograph letters, two typed letters and one autograph postcard signed ('Morgan', 'E.M.F.', 'E.M. Forster') to Sydney Waterlow, 5 January 1921 - 30 August 1944 and n.d.
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $16,748–$25,122
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3286299
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Forster, Edward Morgan. 1879-1970., Series of 18 autograph letters, two typed letters and one autograph postcard signed ('Morgan', 'E.M.F.', 'E.M. Forster') to Sydney Waterlow, 5 January 1921 - 30 August 1944 and n.d. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286299.
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Forster, Edward Morgan. 1879-1970., Series of 18 autograph letters, two typed letters and one autograph postcard signed ('Morgan', 'E.M.F.', 'E.M. Forster') to Sydney Waterlow, 5 January 1921 - 30 August 1944 and n.d. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286299.
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From the same sale The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts · May 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 autograph letters to the Marquis de Condorcet, the majority Limoge… | Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne (1727-1781) | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Autograph music manuscript signed of the Second String Quartet, Agate… | Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed ('A. Scriabin') to Nikolai Gustavovich [von S… | Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (1872-1915) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Autograph letters to the 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, 1778-1784 | Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and Jeremiah Bentham (1712-1792) | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Typed letter signed (‘C.G. Jung’) to [Dr John Raymond] Smythies, [Küs… | Carl Jung (1875-1961) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Typed letter signed (‘C.G. Jung’) to Stephen Abrams, [Küsnacht], 20 J… | Carl Jung (1875-1961) | £4,000–£6,000 |
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| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Autograph letter signed ('A. Einstein') to Ernst Gabor Strau | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | 'Zur allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie. (Mit Nachtrag.)'. Offp | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Typed letter signed ('A. Einstein') to Elsa Branden of the p | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
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