Lot 59 · Valuable Books, Manuscripts and Photographs, including Highlights from The Royal Society of Medicine
Autograph letter signed ('A. Ada Byron') to [Emily] Milner, Fordhook House, [Ealing], 'Wednesday Evening' [16 May 1832]
Ada Lovelace (Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, née Byron, 1815-1852)
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,655–$9,317
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books, Manuscripts and Photographs, including Highlights from The Royal Society of Medicine, London · 10 December 2025
- Dimensions
- Three pages, 182 x 113mm, bifolium, integral address panel with remnant of red signet seal with the word 'Ada' (splits at folds); [
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3112004
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ada Lovelace (Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, née Byron, 1815-1852), Autograph letter signed ('A. Ada Byron') to [Emily] Milner, Fordhook House, [Ealing], 'Wednesday Evening' [16 May 1832]. Christie's, 10 Dec 2025, lot 59. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3112004.
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Ada Lovelace (Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, née Byron, 1815-1852), Autograph letter signed ('A. Ada Byron') to [Emily] Milner, Fordhook House, [Ealing], 'Wednesday Evening' [16 May 1832]. Christie's, 10 Dec 2025, lot 59. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3112004.
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| The most excellent workes of chirurgerye, made and set forth by maist… | VIGO, Joannes de (fl. 1500) | £10,000–£15,000 | |
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