Lot 120 · Livres et Manuscrits
importante correspondance à violette leduc dévoilant leur amitié littéraire. 297 lettres
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- Estimate
- €60,000–€80,000 hammer ≈ $72,840–$97,120
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Livres et Manuscrits, Paris · 15 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4889843
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Simone De Beauvoir, importante correspondance à violette leduc dévoilant leur amitié littéraire. 297 lettres. Sotheby's, 15 Dec 2020, lot 120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4889843.
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Simone De Beauvoir, importante correspondance à violette leduc dévoilant leur amitié littéraire. 297 lettres. Sotheby's, 15 Dec 2020, lot 120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4889843.
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|---|---|---|---|
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