Lot 311 · The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts
Autograph letter signed (‘Ludwig’) to ‘Gretl’ [Margarete Wittgenstein], 76 Storeys Way, Cambridge, 17 April 1951
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,699–$10,049
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2014
- Dimensions
- In German. 3 pages, 200 x 126mm, on ruled notepaper, filing holes at head
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3286124
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ludwig Wittgenstein, Autograph letter signed (‘Ludwig’) to ‘Gretl’ [Margarete Wittgenstein], 76 Storeys Way, Cambridge, 17 April 1951. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 311. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286124.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein, Autograph letter signed (‘Ludwig’) to ‘Gretl’ [Margarete Wittgenstein], 76 Storeys Way, Cambridge, 17 April 1951. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 311. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286124.
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Ludwig Wittgenstein | Autograph manuscript, early writing and pencil exercises, n. | Christie's, May 2014 | ||
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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.