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Christie's, 21 May 2014, London, King Street

Date of the auction: 21.05.2014

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Lot number 1
THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI, miniature on a leaf from a Book o...

THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI, miniature on a leaf from a Book of Hours, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,420 - US$13,473
Price realised:
£13,125
ca. US$22,105
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Lot number 3
ANTONIUS DE AZARIO (fl 1310-1323), Postillae de tempore, in ...

ANTONIUS DE AZARIO (fl. 1310-1323), Postillae de tempore , in Latin, DECORATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,736 - US$10,105
Price realised:
£5,250
ca. US$8,842
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Lot number 4
NOTED MISSAL, use of Rome, in Latin, DECORATED MANUSCRIPT ON...

NOTED MISSAL, use of Rome, in Latin, DECORATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, [Spain, mid-14th century...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$13,473 - US$20,210
Price realised:
£12,500
ca. US$21,052
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Lot number 5
AN ASTROLOGICAL AND FORTUNE-TELLING MANUSCRIPT, in German, I...

AN ASTROLOGICAL AND FORTUNE-TELLING MANUSCRIPT, in German, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$50,525 - US$84,209
Price realised:
£47,500
ca. US$79,999
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Lot number 6
BIBLE, with Prologues, in Latin, DECORATED MANUSCRIPT ON VEL...

BIBLE, with Prologues, in Latin, DECORATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, [England, 13th century
BIBLE, with...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$16,841 - US$25,262
Price realised:
£35,000
ca. US$58,946
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Lot number 8
MASS BOOK, in Latin, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, [nort...

MASS BOOK, in Latin, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, [north-eastern Italy, second quarter 15th...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$16,841 - US$25,262
Price realised:
£12,500
ca. US$21,052
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Lot number 9
THE HOURS OF PERICONIO NASELLI, use of Rome, in Latin with s...

THE HOURS OF PERICONIO NASELLI, use of Rome, in Latin with some French rubrics, ILLUMINATED...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
ca. US$50,525 - US$67,367
Price realised:
£50,000
ca. US$84,209
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Lot number 11
THE CHASTYSING OF GODDE’S CHILDREN, and other mystical treat...

THE CHASTYSING OF GODDE’S CHILDREN, and other mystical treatises, in Middle English, MANUSCRIPT ON...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£25,000 - £40,000
ca. US$42,104 - US$67,367
Price realised:
£128,500
ca. US$216,418
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Lot number 12
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Paris, in Latin and French, ILLUMINATE...

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Paris, in Latin and French, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, [Paris, c.1480...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$16,841 - US$25,262
Price realised:
£47,500
ca. US$79,999
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Lot number 15
BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Autograph music manuscrip...

BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750). Autograph music manuscript, a section of the composing score of...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
ca. US$252,628 - US$336,838
Price realised:
£206,500
ca. US$347,785
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Lot number 16
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827) Autograph letter signed (...

BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827). Autograph letter signed (‘Beethoven’) to [the pianist and...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$50,525 - US$84,209
Price realised:
£80,500
ca. US$135,577
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Lot number 17
CHOPIN, Frédéric (1810-1849) Autograph music manuscript of t...

CHOPIN, Frédéric (1810-1849). Autograph music manuscript of two short works for piano, an...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
ca. US$168,419 - US$252,628
Price realised:
£182,500
ca. US$307,365
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Lot number 18
MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY, Felix (1809-1847) Autograph music man...

MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY, Felix (1809-1847). Autograph music manuscript signed (‘Felix Mendelssohn...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
ca. US$25,262 - US$42,104
Price realised:
£60,000
ca. US$101,051
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Lot number 19
MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY, Felix (1809-1847) Autograph letter si...

MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY, Felix (1809-1847). Autograph letter signed ('Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy') to...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,526 - US$3,368
Price realised:
£4,000
ca. US$6,736
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Lot number 20
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Autograph music manuscr...

MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791). Autograph music manuscript, 6 passages for string quartet...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
ca. US$202,103 - US$303,154
Price realised:
£158,500
ca. US$266,944
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Lot number 21
SCHUBERT, Franz (1797-1828) Autograph music manuscript signe...

SCHUBERT, Franz (1797-1828). Autograph music manuscript signed (twice, ‘Frz Schubert m[anu...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
ca. US$117,893 - US$168,419
Price realised:
£218,500
ca. US$367,995
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Lot number 22
BORN, Max (1882-1970) Two autograph letters and one typed le...

BORN, Max (1882-1970). Two autograph letters and one typed letter signed (‘M. Born’) to Moritz...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,368 - US$5,052
Price realised:
£2,500
ca. US$4,210
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Lot number 23
BURNS, Robert (1759–1796) Autograph letter signed (‘Robt Bur...

BURNS, Robert (1759–1796). Autograph letter signed (‘Robt. Burns’) to Captain Francis Grose...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$11,789 - US$16,841
Price realised:
£11,875
ca. US$19,999
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Lot number 26
DAVY, Sir Humphry (1778-1829) Elements of Chemical Philosoph...

DAVY, Sir Humphry (1778-1829). Elements of Chemical Philosophy . London: J. Johnson and Co., 1812...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$16,841 - US$25,262
Price realised:
£22,500
ca. US$37,894
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Lot number 27
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870) Autograph letter signed (with i...

DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Autograph letter signed (with initials, ‘CD’) to [Georgiana] Morson...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,736 - US$10,105
Price realised:
£4,750
ca. US$7,999
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Lot number 28
EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955) Two typed letters signed (‘A Ei...

EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955). Two typed letters signed (‘A. Einstein’) to Moritz Schlick, Berlin, 21...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,736 - US$10,105
Price realised:
£6,250
ca. US$10,526
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Lot number 29
EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955) Autograph letter signed ('Einst...

EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955). Autograph letter signed ('Einstein') to Moritz Schlick, n.p., 1...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,420 - US$13,473
Price realised:
£15,000
ca. US$25,262
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Lot number 33
FREUD, Sigmund (1856-1939) Autograph letter signed (‘Freud’)...

FREUD, Sigmund (1856-1939). Autograph letter signed (‘Freud’) to Dr [Rudolf] Brun, 9 Berggasse...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£6,000 - £9,000
ca. US$10,105 - US$15,157
Price realised:
£6,875
ca. US$11,578
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Lot number 36
NELSON, Horatio, Viscount (1758-1805) Autograph letter signe...

NELSON, Horatio, Viscount (1758-1805). Autograph letter signed (‘Nelson’, as Baron Nelson of the...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,736 - US$10,105
Price realised:
£5,250
ca. US$8,842
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Lot number 37
PLANCK, Max (1858-1947) Four autograph letters, one autograp...

PLANCK, Max (1858-1947). Four autograph letters, one autograph postcard and one typed letter signed...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,052 - US$8,420
Price realised:
£3,750
ca. US$6,315
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Lot number 38
SCHILLER, Friedrich (1759-1805) Autograph letter signed (‘Sc...

SCHILLER, Friedrich (1759-1805). Autograph letter signed (‘Schiller’) to [the Leipzig publisher...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,736 - US$10,105
Price realised:
£11,250
ca. US$18,947
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Lot number 39
WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig (1889-1951) Autograph letter signed (‘L...

WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig (1889-1951). Autograph letter signed (‘Ludwig Wittgenstein’) to Moritz Schlick...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,052 - US$8,420
Price realised:
£3,750
ca. US$6,315
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Lot number 41
WORLD WAR I -- Dr Siegfried Auerbach (1886-1971) Typescript ...

WORLD WAR I -- Dr Siegfried Auerbach (1886-1971). Typescript journal, 'Mein Kriegstagebuch', August...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£6,000 - £9,000
ca. US$10,105 - US$15,157
Price realised:
£7,500
ca. US$12,631
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Lot number 42
TURING, Alan Mathison (1912-1954) -- Geoffrey O'HANLON (1885...

TURING, Alan Mathison (1912-1954) -- Geoffrey O'HANLON (1885-1975). Visitors’ book for Abbey Grange...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,347 - US$2,021
Price realised:
£3,000
ca. US$5,052
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Lot number 43
TURING, Alan Mathison (1912-1954) 'On computable numbers, wi...

TURING, Alan Mathison (1912-1954). 'On computable numbers, with an application to the...

Christie's, 21 May 2014
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,347 - US$2,021
Price realised:
£1,750
ca. US$2,947
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