Lot 104 · Books & Manuscripts
letter signed ("mk gandhi"), on a postcard (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 88 x 140 mm), the ashram sabarmati, 17 april 1928, to frau f[elicia] breyer in bremen, two cancelled indian postal stamps; a few pencil marks on the address side (later provenance)
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Books & Manuscripts, New York · 3 June 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4268593
- Record
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Gandhi, Mohandas K. 1869-1948., letter signed ("mk gandhi"), on a postcard (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 88 x 140 mm), the ashram sabarmati, 17 april 1928, to frau f[elicia] breyer in bremen, two cancelled indian postal stamps; a few pencil marks on the address side (later provenance). Sotheby's, 3 Jun 2014, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4268593.
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Gandhi, Mohandas K. 1869-1948., letter signed ("mk gandhi"), on a postcard (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 88 x 140 mm), the ashram sabarmati, 17 april 1928, to frau f[elicia] breyer in bremen, two cancelled indian postal stamps; a few pencil marks on the address side (later provenance). Sotheby's, 3 Jun 2014, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4268593.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gandhi, Mohandas K. 1869-1948. | gandhi, signed portrait, 1931 | $8,704 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | |
| Gandhi, Mohandas K. 1869-1948. | gandhi, 6 letters, in gujarati, 1926-30 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Gandhi, Mohandas K. 1869-1948. | Autograph album signed and inscribed by Gandhi in Gujarati, | Bonhams, Dec 2013 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | We Went Hand in Hand to the Round Tower, Elder-Tree Mother, | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2019 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | The Personal History of David Copperfield. London: Bradbury | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | rackham, girl with ducks, original watercolour | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | Strange Faces in the Window, Rip Van Winkle interior illustr | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2020 | ||
| Gandhi, Mohandas K. 1869-1948. | m.k. gandhi, series of seven letters, notes, and cards, to j | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 |
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.