Lot 162 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
collection of c.44 autograph letters and typed letters signed ("kästner"; "ek"), to his publisher kurt maschler
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,588–$7,647
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4362701
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Erich Kästner, collection of c.44 autograph letters and typed letters signed ("kästner"; "ek"), to his publisher kurt maschler. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362701.
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Erich Kästner, collection of c.44 autograph letters and typed letters signed ("kästner"; "ek"), to his publisher kurt maschler. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362701.
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From the same sale Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| autograph manuscript of the poem "Alles, nur nicht die Gobelins!" | Karl Kraus | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| autograph manuscript of the poem "Die Bürger, die Kunstler und der Narr" | Karl Kraus | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| three portraits of Strauss by Max Liebermann, Ferdinand Schmutzer and… | Richard Strauss | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| three autograph letters signed ("Victor Hugo"; "V. Hugo") | Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| autograph manuscript of "Der kleine Mann und die kleine Miss" | Erich Kästner | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| opera non nulla a federico commandino urbinate nuper in latinum conve… | Archimedes | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erich Kästner | collection of sixty-four autograph letters signed ("dein eri | $17,207 | Sotheby's, May 2015 | |
| George Grosz | Zu Vorgerückter Stunde (At a Late Hour) | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Erich Kästner | autograph manuscript of the foreword to a later edition of e | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| George Grosz | Ein Verbrechen (A Crime) | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| George Grosz | United Nations Secretariat Building | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Oskar Kokoschka | Die Träumenden Knaben (The Dreaming Youths) | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| George Grosz | Tanzbar, Berlin | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| George Grosz | Lustmord (Pleasure Murder) | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 |
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.