Lot 1118 · Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Americana
(1595-1634)
Wen Shu · Album of ten leaves, ink/ink and colour on paper
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- Estimate
- HK$500,000–HK$600,000 hammer ≈ $64,370–$77,244
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Americana, New York · 25 November 2003
- Dimensions
- 14.6 x 20.1 cm. (5 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5451415
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5451415 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5451415
Wen Shu, WEN SHU(1595-1634). Christie's, 25 Nov 2003, lot 1118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5451415.
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Wen Shu, WEN SHU(1595-1634). Christie's, 25 Nov 2003, lot 1118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5451415.
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From the same sale Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Americana · Nov 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCHILL, Winston S. Archive of over 60 typed letters signed and mem… | CHURCHILL, Winston S. Archive of over 60 typed letters signed and memoranda signed ("Winston S. Churchill", "W.S. Churchill," "W.S.C."), along with 10 printed telegrams, to C. C. Wood, 1933-1956. Also including letters, memoranda and galleys passed between Churchills' ghost writers and editors (William Deakin, Denis Kelly and Wood), several with autograph endorsements and annotations in Churchill's hand. Together approximately 170 pages, various sizes, a few letters signed by Churchill's secretary Violet Pearman, two letters with Churchill signatures clipped away . | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| CHURCHILL, Winston S. Autograph letter signed ("Winston S.C.") to Mur… | CHURCHILL, Winston S. Autograph letter signed ("Winston S.C.") to Muriel Wilson, 7 September 1905. 5 pages, 8vo, 105 Mount Hope stationery . | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| CHURCHILL, Winston S. Letter signed ("Winston S. C."), as First Lord … | CHURCHILL, Winston S. Letter signed ("Winston S. C."), as First Lord of the Admiralty, TO DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, at Sheerness, 21 August 1912. 4 pages, 4to, Admiralty Yacht . Text in the hand of Edward Marsh. | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| CHURCHILL, Winston S. Autograph letter signed ("Winston") TO HIS BROT… | CHURCHILL, Winston S. Autograph letter signed ("Winston") TO HIS BROTHER JACK CHURCHILL, 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, In the Field, 14 January 1916. 2 pages, 4to, splits at edges of center crease . | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| CHURCHILL, Winston S. Autograph letter signed ("W."), to Pamela Count… | CHURCHILL, Winston S. Autograph letter signed ("W."), to Pamela Countess of Lytton. London, 3 September 1921. 1 page, 8vo, Colonial Office stationery, with autograph envelope with FREE FRANK SIGNED ("WSC"). | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| CHURCHILL, Winston S. Typescript signed ("Winston S. Churchill"), "Th… | CHURCHILL, Winston S. Typescript signed ("Winston S. Churchill"), "The United States of Europe," n.d. [ca. 1930-31] 9 pages. 4to, punch hole with string clasp at top left corner , CHURCHILL'S EXTENSIVE AUTOGRAPH EMENDATIONS THROUGHOUT. | $3,000–$5,000 |
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