Lot 57 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts including Cartography
Autograph letter signed ('Planck') to [Ludwik Silberstein], Berlin-Grunewald, 19 October 1919
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $26,696–$33,370
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts including Cartography, London · 8 July 2026
- Dimensions
- In German. Four pages, 219 x 141mm, bifolium, annotated by the recipient at upper left corner of p.1. Housed in a custom cloth box
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3064328
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Planck, Max. 1858-1947., Autograph letter signed ('Planck') to [Ludwik Silberstein], Berlin-Grunewald, 19 October 1919. Christie's, 8 Jul 2026, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3064328.
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Planck, Max. 1858-1947., Autograph letter signed ('Planck') to [Ludwik Silberstein], Berlin-Grunewald, 19 October 1919. Christie's, 8 Jul 2026, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3064328.
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