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Gold Boxes: Micromosaic Boxes and Jewellery
 
29 November-5 December, Online Only Auction
 
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A South American Private Collection
 
5 December, London, King Street
 
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Ansel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography
 
10 December, New York
 
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Un oeil à part : Collections d'un esprit libre
 
10-11 December, Paris
 
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Quentin Blake: Not in Books
 
10-17 December, Online Only Auction
 
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Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Israel
 
11 December, London, King Street
 
 
 
Valuable Books & Manuscripts
 
11 December, London, King Street
 
 
 
Art d'Asie
 
12 December, Paris
 
 
 
IN THE FIELD - An Important Private Collection of Sporting Art
 
12 December, London, King Street
 
 
 
Property from descendants of Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary
 
13 December, London, King Street
 
 
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FREUD, Sigmund (1856-1939). Autograph letter signed ('Freud') to Paul Epstein, Berggasse 19, Vienna, 10 April 1932.

In German. 1½ pages, 230 x 144mm, on personal letterhead.
Valuable Books & Manuscripts
£ 2,500-3,500, London, King Street
 

 

 
BORGES, Jorge Luis (1899-1986). Autograph manuscript signed (‘Jorge Luis Borges’), draft for ‘Nota sobre la paz’, n.d. [c.1945].

In Spanish. One page, 315 x 205mm, autograph annotations and ...
Valuable Books & Manuscripts
£ 4,000-6,000, London, King Street
 

 

 
SEARLE, Ronald W.F. (1920-2011). Illustrated autograph letter signed ('Ronald Searle') to Arthur Marshall, 77 Bedford Gardens, 1 May 1948.

One page, 242 x 190mm, printed letterpaper, illustrated with ...
Valuable Books & Manuscripts
£ 2,000-3,000, London, King Street
 

 

 
GROSZ, George (1893-1959). Illustrated typed letter signed twice (‘George Grosz’ and ‘George le professeur’) to Lene [Cohn], n.p. [America], n.d. [c.1930s].

In English. One page, 278 x 215mm, illustrated with a waterco...
Valuable Books & Manuscripts
£ 4,000-6,000, London, King Street
 

 

 
WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig (1889-1951). Autograph letter signed (‘Ludwig Wittgenst.’) to [R.E.] Priestley, Hochreith, Post Hohenberg, Nieder-Österreich, n.d. [late July 1929].

In English. Two pages, 270 x 212mm. [With:] photocopied lette...
Valuable Books & Manuscripts
£ 3,000-5,000, London, King Street
 

 

 
ZINOVIEV, Grigory (1883-1936). Photograph signed (‘G Zinowiew’) and inscribed to [Otto] Grimlund, n.p. [?St Petersburg], 13 March 1919.

Photographic reproduction of a painting, c.275 x c.220mm, ins...
Valuable Books & Manuscripts
£ 3,000-5,000, London, King Street
 

 

 
CARTER, Howard (1874-1939). Annotated typescript for The Tomb of Tutankhamun, Volume III, the chapter entitled ‘The Annexe’, n.d. [c.1933].

9¼ pages, 280 x 215mm, autograph emendations and annotations ...
Valuable Books & Manuscripts
£ 20,000-30,000, London, King Street
 

 

 
ALBUM AMICORUM OF SCHELOMITH FLAUM (1893-1963). Autograph album containing drawings, autograph quotations and signatures from over 47 contributors, India, Europe, America, Israel and elsewhere, 1923-1950.

Folding album in concertina form, 1660 x 60mm fully open, 52 ...
Valuable Books & Manuscripts
£ 40,000-60,000, London, King Street
 

 

 
WORLD WAR I – COUNCIL OF FOUR. Photograph signed by David Lloyd George (‘D Lloyd George’), Georges Clemenceau (‘G Clemenceau’) and Woodrow Wilson (‘Woodrow Wilson’), n.p. [Versailles], n.d. [1919].

365 x 410mm, photographic reproduction, stamped ‘Signal Corps...
Valuable Books & Manuscripts
£ 4,000-6,000, London, King Street
 

 

 
HISTORY OF CINEMA. Animal Farm (1954), an animation archive from the Halas and Batchelor studios, [c.1954]

The British animation company Halas and Batchelor played a ce...
Valuable Books & Manuscripts
£ 20,000-30,000, London, King Street
 
 
Sale results
 
 
 
The collector: le goût français
 
28 November, Paris
 
 
 
A Dream Realised: Kangxi's Ultimate Falangcai Bowl
 
27 November, Hong Kong
 
 
 
An Important Collection Of Chinese Ceramics From A Private Collector
 
27 November, Hong Kong
 
 
 
On The Studio Desk
 
27 November, Hong Kong
 
 
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art
 
25-26 November, Amsterdam
 
 
 
The story of creativity
 
 
 
 
Classic Week
 
London, 3-13 December
 
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