Lot 5 · Vivien: The Vivien Leigh Collection
Autograph manuscript notebook, "My Favourite Poems"
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- Estimate
- £100–£200 hammer ≈ $134–$269
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Vivien: The Vivien Leigh Collection, London · 26 September 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4592258
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Vivien Leigh, Autograph manuscript notebook, "My Favourite Poems". Sotheby's, 26 Sep 2017, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4592258.
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Vivien Leigh, Autograph manuscript notebook, "My Favourite Poems". Sotheby's, 26 Sep 2017, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4592258.
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