Lot 64 · Valuable Books, Manuscripts and Photographs, including Highlights from The Royal Society of Medicine
Autograph letter (a draft, unsigned) to [Henry Usborne], n.p. [9 January 1948]
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- Estimate
- £14,000–£16,000 hammer ≈ $18,634–$21,296
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books, Manuscripts and Photographs, including Highlights from The Royal Society of Medicine, London · 10 December 2025
- Dimensions
- 279 x 215mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3112008
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3112008 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3112008
Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., Autograph letter (a draft, unsigned) to [Henry Usborne], n.p. [9 January 1948]. Christie's, 10 Dec 2025, lot 64. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3112008.
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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., Autograph letter (a draft, unsigned) to [Henry Usborne], n.p. [9 January 1948]. Christie's, 10 Dec 2025, lot 64. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3112008.
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From the same sale Valuable Books, Manuscripts and Photographs, including Highlights from The Royal Society of Medicine · Dec 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| [ The breuiary of helthe, for all maner of syckenesses and diseases t… | BOORDE, Andrew (?1490-1549) | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| St Benedict, historiated initial ‘V’ on a leaf from a Gradual, illumi… | Lombard illuminator | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Autograph manuscripts of eleven poems from his sequence A Gallery to … | Ralph Knevet (1600-1671) | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed ('A. Ada Byron') to [Emily] Milner, Fordhook … | Ada Lovelace (Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, née Byron, 1815-1852) | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Prima pars descriptionis itineris navalis in Indiam orientalem . Amst… | [LODEWIJCKSZ, Willem (fl. 16th century)] | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| 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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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | 3 masch. Briefe m. U. an Prof. Ludwig Hopf, Mathematiker, 19 | $20,710 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2026 | |
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Letter to Donald S. Johnson. 2 January 1954 | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Autograph manuscript of scientific calculations, n.d. [c.195 | Christie's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | fine autograph letter and photograph, both signed ("a. einst | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Autograph letter signed ('A. Einstein') to Ernst Gabor Strau | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | 'Zur allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie. (Mit Nachtrag.)'. Offp | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Typed letter signed ('A. Einstein') to Elsa Branden of the p | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Autograph manuscript of scientific calculations, n.d. [March | Christie's, Jul 2024 |
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