Lot 276 · The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts
Autograph letter to [William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne] (‘My Lord’), Hendon, Middlesex, ‘Tuesday’ 24 August 1790
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- Estimate
- £9,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $15,073–$20,098
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2014
- Dimensions
- 61 pages, 234 x 185mm, on 15 bifolia and a singleton, Shelburne pagination
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3286076
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jeremy Bentham, Autograph letter to [William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne] (‘My Lord’), Hendon, Middlesex, ‘Tuesday’ 24 August 1790. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 276. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286076.
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Jeremy Bentham, Autograph letter to [William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne] (‘My Lord’), Hendon, Middlesex, ‘Tuesday’ 24 August 1790. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 276. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286076.
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From the same sale The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts · May 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 autograph letters to the Marquis de Condorcet, the majority Limoge… | Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne (1727-1781) | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Autograph music manuscript signed of the Second String Quartet, Agate… | Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed ('A. Scriabin') to Nikolai Gustavovich [von S… | Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (1872-1915) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Autograph letters to the 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, 1778-1784 | Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and Jeremiah Bentham (1712-1792) | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Typed letter signed (‘C.G. Jung’) to [Dr John Raymond] Smythies, [Küs… | Carl Jung (1875-1961) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Typed letter signed (‘C.G. Jung’) to Stephen Abrams, [Küsnacht], 20 J… | Carl Jung (1875-1961) | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Bentham | 14 autograph letters to [William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lans | $12,844 | Christie's, Dec 2024 | |
| Jeremy Bentham | Letter, document and pamphlet signed and inscribed to the 3 | Christie's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Typed letter signed ('A. Einstein') to Dr Isidore W. Held, 1 | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | A group of 13 offprints, including: 'Kosmologische Betrachtu | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Jeremy Bentham | Autograph letter to [William Petty, 1 st Marquess of Lansdow | Christie's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Out of My Later Years . New York: The Philosophical Library, | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Forster, Edward Morgan. 1879-1970. | A Passage to India. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1924. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Autograph letter signed ('Einstein') to Max von Laue, n.p., | Christie's, Jul 2024 |
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.