Lot 53 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Letter to Baron Kemény. 4 October 1881
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,073–$10,764
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 9 December 2020
- Dimensions
- In French. Two pages, 273 x 228mm, a retained draft with extensive autograph cancellations and revisions. Integral blank
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3579888
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pasteur, Louis. 1822-1895., Letter to Baron Kemény. 4 October 1881. Christie's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3579888.
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Pasteur, Louis. 1822-1895., Letter to Baron Kemény. 4 October 1881. Christie's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3579888.
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