Lot 332 · The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts
Three typed letters with signatures excised to Cornelius Lanczos, Old Lyme, CT, and Princeton, 23 September 1935, 24 January and 14 February 1938
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,675–$2,512
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2014
- Dimensions
- 27 x 88mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3286154
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., Three typed letters with signatures excised to Cornelius Lanczos, Old Lyme, CT, and Princeton, 23 September 1935, 24 January and 14 February 1938. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 332. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286154.
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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., Three typed letters with signatures excised to Cornelius Lanczos, Old Lyme, CT, and Princeton, 23 September 1935, 24 January and 14 February 1938. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 332. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286154.
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From the same sale The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts · May 2014
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955. Autograph Letter Signed ("A. Ei | $3,825 | Bonhams, Mar 2020 | |
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | typed letter signed ("a. einstein"), to axel frey samoie in | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Typed letter signed ('A. Einstein') to A.C. Robbins, 112 Mer | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Typed card signed. | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Typed letter signed ('A. Einstein') to A.C. Robbins, 112 Mer | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Eigh. Brief m. U. an den Sohn Eduard, 1930 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2026 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | [EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955)]. | Christie's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Typed letter signed (A. Einstein') to A.C. Robbins, 112 Merc | Christie's, Dec 2021 |
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.