Lot 119 · Books & Manuscripts
autograph envelope signed ("hr. dr. f. kafka"), to felice bauer, berlin
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Books & Manuscripts, New York · 3 June 2014
- Dimensions
- (4 x 6 1/8 in.; 102 x 155mm), Prague, postmarked 5 March 1913; some rough esges at upper edge from opening, left edge and lower edge slit open to allow both sides of envelope to be displayed together
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4268671
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Franz Kafka, autograph envelope signed ("hr. dr. f. kafka"), to felice bauer, berlin. Sotheby's, 3 Jun 2014, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4268671.
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Franz Kafka, autograph envelope signed ("hr. dr. f. kafka"), to felice bauer, berlin. Sotheby's, 3 Jun 2014, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4268671.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle, Kay. Short Stories. Paris, 1929 | — | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Le Cirque. Paris, Tériade éditeur, 1967 | Marc Chagall | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Lawrence, D. H. The Escaped Cock. Paris, 1929 | — | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Crosby, Harry. Aphrodite in Flight, being some observations on the ær… | — | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Two autograph albums, signed by Presidents Chester A. Arthur and Benj… | — | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Requiem for a Nun. New York: Random House, [1951] | Faulkner, William. 1897-1962. | $800–$1,200 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Kafka | Betrachtung, 1913 | $6,611 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2019 | |
| Franz Kafka | Presentation inscription signed ('F. Kafka') to [Dr Hugo Ber | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Franz Kafka | 9 Werke, 1913-31 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2019 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Visage au trait oblique (A.R. 589) | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2026 | ||
| Franz Kafka | die verwandlung. leipzig: kurt wolff verlag, 1915 | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Dans L'Atelier II | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Trois femmes | Lempertz, Jun 2026 | ||
| Manuskripte | Brevier, um 1450 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2024 |
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.