Lot 156 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
three autograph letters signed ("Victor Hugo"; "V. Hugo")
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,059–$4,588
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4362971
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885., three autograph letters signed ("Victor Hugo"; "V. Hugo"). Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362971.
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Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885., three autograph letters signed ("Victor Hugo"; "V. Hugo"). Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362971.
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| autograph letter signed ("claude monet"), to an unidentified correspo… | Claude Monet | £3,000–£4,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | notre-dame de paris.paris, e. testard, 1889. | $6,682 | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | |
| Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | French Poet and Novelist. An exceptional autograph poem sign | International Autograph Auctions, Jul 2020 | ||
| Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | L'Année terrible. 1872. Broché. Exemplaire de George Sand, a | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | [Umbra] Poème autographe. Magnifique manuscrit de travail, c | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | 18 lettres à Ludovic Vitet, 1829-1859, évoquant notamment "H | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | French Poet and Novelist. An excellent signed drawing by Hug | International Autograph Auctions, Mar 2020 | ||
| Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | Notre-Dame de Paris. Paris, Gosselin, 1831. Édition original | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | 5 lettres autographes à Victor Schoelcher, 1853-1855. A l'av | Sotheby's, May 2021 |
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.