Lot 310 · The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts
4 autograph letters and one typed letter signed (‘L. Wittgenstein’, ‘Ludwig Wittgenstein’) to [Moritz] Schlick, [Vienna], Cambridge, and Post Hohenberg, [Lower Austria], 4 March - 8 August 1932 and n.d.
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $33,497–$50,245
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2014
- Dimensions
- In German. 9 pages in total, various sizes, 227 x 177mm to 290 x 228mm, one on paper headed ‘Paul Engelmann & Ludwig Wittgenstein, Architekten’, in pen and pencil. One envelope. [
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3286123
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ludwig Wittgenstein, 4 autograph letters and one typed letter signed (‘L. Wittgenstein’, ‘Ludwig Wittgenstein’) to [Moritz] Schlick, [Vienna], Cambridge, and Post Hohenberg, [Lower Austria], 4 March - 8 August 1932 and n.d. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 310. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286123.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein, 4 autograph letters and one typed letter signed (‘L. Wittgenstein’, ‘Ludwig Wittgenstein’) to [Moritz] Schlick, [Vienna], Cambridge, and Post Hohenberg, [Lower Austria], 4 March - 8 August 1932 and n.d. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 310. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286123.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 | |
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