Lot 72 · The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts
Autograph letter signed ('Henri') to 'Yvonne', 'Mardi matin 11 heures ½', [postmarked Bourg-la-Reine, 11 April 1905]
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,374–$13,399
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2014
- Dimensions
- In French. Ten pages, 148 x 113mm, bifolia and a singleton. Envelope, addressed to 'Y.H. 13 / Bureau No 25 / Boulevard Saint-Germain / Paris'
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3286274
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alain-fournier, Autograph letter signed ('Henri') to 'Yvonne', 'Mardi matin 11 heures ½', [postmarked Bourg-la-Reine, 11 April 1905]. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 72. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286274.
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Alain-fournier, Autograph letter signed ('Henri') to 'Yvonne', 'Mardi matin 11 heures ½', [postmarked Bourg-la-Reine, 11 April 1905]. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 72. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286274.
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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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