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- Estimate
- €1,800–€2,500 hammer ≈ $2,032–$2,823
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Hermitage Fine Art — FINE ART, MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS & PHOTOGRAPHS, Le Park Palace Avenue de la Costa 98000, Monaco · 26 November 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-12085913
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 4 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Helmar Lerski, Hands of architect. Hermitage Fine Art, 26 Nov 2021, lot 629. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-12085913.
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Helmar Lerski, Hands of architect. Hermitage Fine Art, 26 Nov 2021, lot 629. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-12085913.
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From the same sale Fine Art, Manuscripts, Autographs & Photographs · Nov 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signed letter "me the king" (“yo el rey”) | FERDINAND II D’ARAGON (1452-1516) | €2,500–€3,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed to Helene Markwalder in Mariastein | CARL JACOB BURCKHARDT (1891-1974) | €300–€400 | |
| VIRGINIA OLDOÏNI COUNTESS OF CASTIGLIONE Archives of the mistress of … | LA CASTIGLIONE (1837-1899) | €1,500–€2,000 | |
| Typed document with autograph signatures | ERNESTO RAFAEL GUEVARA DE LA SERNA, KNOWN AS "CHE GUEVARA" (1928-1967) | €3,500–€4,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed to his friend, the cavalry officer Henri Bruyant | Gaulle Charles De | €600–€800 | |
| Photograph (business card-size), signed "R E Lee" | Robert Edward Lee | €4,800–€5,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmar Lerski | Hands of Architect | $1,667 est. | Hermitage Fine Art, Jun 2021 | |
| Helmar Lerski | Worker with Cap | Sotheby's, Dec 2003 | ||
| Eugène Atget | Eclipse | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Helmar Lerski | Self-Portrait, Tel Aviv | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Harry Callahan | Collages | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Horst P. Horst | Nina De Voogh, New York | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2024 | ||
| Eugène Atget | Boutique Fleurs | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2023 | ||
| Helmar Lerski | Hands of Painter | Hermitage Fine Art, Jun 2021 |
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.