Lot 42 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Portrait engraving signed (in pencil, 'Albert Einstein'), c. 1920.
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $8,322–$12,484
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 14 July 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3531414
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., Portrait engraving signed (in pencil, 'Albert Einstein'), c. 1920. Christie's, 14 Jul 2021, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3531414.
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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., Portrait engraving signed (in pencil, 'Albert Einstein'), c. 1920. Christie's, 14 Jul 2021, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3531414.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist. Evanston, Illinois: | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Eigh. Brief m. U. an E. G. Straus, um 1945 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2026 | ||
| 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. Autograph Quotation Signed ("A. | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Einstein, Albert (1879-1955). Ein einfaches Experiment zum N | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Annalen der Physik, Band 17, 1905 | Ketterer Kunst, Jul 2020 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | A group of material related to Albert Einstein and the famil | Bonhams, Sep 2015 |
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