Lot 99 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Autograph letter signed ('Béla Bartók') to an unidentified recipient ('Cher Monsieur'), Budapest, 9 February 1922.
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- Estimate
- £1,800–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,226–$3,091
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 14 December 2022
- Dimensions
- In French. 1 1/2 pages, 266 x 200mm, the two autograph concert programmes on the verso annotated in red pencil with timings
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3394239
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bartók, Béla. 1881-1945., Autograph letter signed ('Béla Bartók') to an unidentified recipient ('Cher Monsieur'), Budapest, 9 February 1922. Christie's, 14 Dec 2022, lot 99. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3394239.
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Bartók, Béla. 1881-1945., Autograph letter signed ('Béla Bartók') to an unidentified recipient ('Cher Monsieur'), Budapest, 9 February 1922. Christie's, 14 Dec 2022, lot 99. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3394239.
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