Lot 911 · Autographs, Letters & Manuscripts
German Natural Scientist, Geographer & Explorer. A very fine, ra
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- Estimate
- €5,000–€8,000 hammer ≈ $5,458–$8,733
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- International Autograph Auctions — AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS, Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain · 7 April 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-12490432
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 4 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Humboldt, Alexander Von. 1769-1859., German Natural Scientist, Geographer & Explorer. A very fine, ra. International Autograph Auctions, 7 Apr 2022, lot 911. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-12490432.
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Humboldt, Alexander Von. 1769-1859., German Natural Scientist, Geographer & Explorer. A very fine, ra. International Autograph Auctions, 7 Apr 2022, lot 911. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-12490432.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Pope of the Catholic Church and Ruler of the Papal States 1559-1565. … | PIUS IV: (1499-1565) | €4,000–€6,000 | |
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| Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1730-40. Clement XII started the construc | CLEMENT XII: (1652-1740) | €700–€900 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.