Lot 27 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
three letters, two autograph and one typed, signed ("bapu"), to sarat chandra bose
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $15,496–$23,244
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 11 July 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4583088
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gandhi, Mohandas K. 1869-1948., three letters, two autograph and one typed, signed ("bapu"), to sarat chandra bose. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4583088.
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Gandhi, Mohandas K. 1869-1948., three letters, two autograph and one typed, signed ("bapu"), to sarat chandra bose. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4583088.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations · Jul 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "August - The Colour Bar" | Osbert Lancaster | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Diploma | — | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to Richard Creed | Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| "The Man Who Argued with the Master of the Foxhounds" | H.m. Bateman | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A George IV mahogany library glass, c.1820 | — | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| "Crossed Paths: Edgar Allan Poe meets Ernest Hemingway" | Ronald Searle | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gandhi, Mohandas K. 1869-1948. | Three autograph letters signed, to G. Ramachandran | $54,789 | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | |
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, sketches by boz, first and second series, 1836-1837 | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, doctor marigold; great expectations; mrs lirriper's | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | ulysses. paris: 1922; first edition, marsden hartley's copy | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | a portrait of the artist as a young man. new york: b.w. hueb | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | joyce, james | ulysses. paris: shakespeare and company, 1922 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Gandhi, Mohandas K. 1869-1948. | gandhi, mohandas k. | young india 1919–1922. new york: (prin | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, pictures from italy, 1846, first edition, presentat | Sotheby's, Sep 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.