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she will probably like it very much, but she has not seen it yet as i only received it yesterday. i have told her and i think she will like it. - how much. 300. all right. i´ll let you know tomorrow. i was going to ask you to go and watch it, in case i am doing a big folly, and if i was not buying a pendulum worth 15 francs...´ further saying `she asked me about your son´s paintings, and i responded he was making big progress, then she said ''have you bought bibelots?'', and i responded with serious convincing voice ''i have bought a pendulum''. imagine madame blanche´s face exclaiming ''i am sure it is my pendulum''. i did not frown, and i responded ''i don´t know, it is a cuckoo clock''. she sighs.. and did not talk to me all through the evening.. early this morning i went to see madame ropert and told her that i buy the pendulum but do not\u0085 if not i will not come back here ever again.´ and before concluding on a post-scriptum saying `after all it is expensive, but i hope i will not be ennoyed because of my three hundred francs.´ very small and professional repair to the fold, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"423","title":{"es":"renoir pierre-auguste: (1841-1919) french impressionist artist. a good and lengthy a.l.s., `renoir"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116941/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2500,"soldPrice":2600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:14.180Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,500 - 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[august 1879], to his great aunt ('ma chere tante'), in french. the teenage toulouse-lautrec informs his aunt that 'we arrived last night after a very good but somewhat hot trip. our car was full almost all the time. there was a baby who was also going to the pilgrimage and changed his clothes from time to time and who knocked over a large glass of wine with his fists' adding 'we have been to the grotto several times and we have not forgotten you with the blessed virgin'. the future artist continues 'on sunday at vespers we sang very well and a good parish priest read us the story of a miracle, but he spoiled his speech by adding that since the event which took place last year the person who received the miracle had gained twenty pounds in weight\u0085..we left the next day at eight o'clock and arrived safely after several long hours spent in a horse-drawn coach' at this point in the letter, at the foot of the third page, toulouse-lautrec has added an attractive, finely penned ink sketch of their carriage and horses, with gently rolling hills in the background, before further writing of their arrival in bareges, 'we are eating at the hotel. i have already taken a bath\u0085..' and in a postscript makes several comments including sending thanks for a pie which he found excellent. a wonderful and extremely rare early letter by the fourteen year old toulouse-lautrec in which he not only wittily recounts a pilgrimage to lourdes in the company of his parents but also displays an early talent for draughtsmanship with his illustration. some tears to the folds, all of which have been professionally repaired and do not affect the text or signature, about vg as truly delightful as toulouse-lautrec's youthful illustrated letter is, in retrospect it also has a tragic side. at the age of thirteen toulouse-lautrec had fractured the right femur in his leg and at fourteen, just a few days after writing the present letter, he fractured his left femur in a second accident. neither of the breaks healed properly and the result was his legs ceased to grow, thereby developing an adult-sized torso whilst retaining child-sized legs. unable to participate in many activities enjoyed by his male peers, toulouse-lautrec immersed himself in art."},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"427","title":{"es":"toulouse-lautrec henri de: (1864-1901) french painter and illustrator. an exceptional, early illustr..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116945/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":10000,"soldPrice":10000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:14.186Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac10,000 - \u20ac15,000","currency":"EUR","id":116945,"estimateMin":10000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116946/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"signac paul: (1863-1935) french neo-impressionist painter. a.l.s., paul signac, on two sides of the printed correspondence card of the société des artistes indépendants, st. tropez, n.d. (3rd january 1915), to monsieur saint georges de bouhelier, in french. signac writes, in part, 'if it is a mere adherence to a memorial by you, i will address it here, the great heart; if it is a personal feeling that i choose to express in a few lines, please let me know'. accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by signac. some heavy traces of former mounting to the left edge of the verso, only slightly affecting a few words of text, but not the signature, otherwise about vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"428","title":{"es":"signac paul: (1863-1935) french neo-impressionist painter. a.l.s., paul signac, on two sides of the ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116946/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":180,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:14.188Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":116946,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116947/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"es":"vuillard edouard: (1868-1940) french painter. brief a.l.s., e vuillard, one page, 8vo (folding letter card), n.p., n.d. (postal cancellation illegible, but most likely 1920s), to madame tartiera, in french. vuillard thanks his correspondent for her kind thought and adds that he will come on saturday, and will be happy to see her again. hand addressed by the painter to the verso. a few very slightly irregularly torn edges, not affecting the text or signature, vg"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"429","title":{"es":"vuillard edouard: (1868-1940) french painter. brief a.l.s., e vuillard, one page, 8vo (folding lette..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116947/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:14.189Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":116947,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116948/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"matisse henri: (1869-1954) french artist. an excellent signed and inscribed programme, 32 pages, 4to, vence, july-august 1951, in french. signed to the title page `a m. wheeler, cordialement h. matisse´. the exhibition programme is entitled `l´art sacré´, (`sacred art´), relates to the vence chapel, and contains over thirty photographs showing the chapel, matisse´s works, and few showing the french painter at vence. covers bounded with brown lace. vg the chapel at vence is the chapelle du rosaire, a village between nice and antibes in the south of france. he worked on the chapel project using the cut-out method from 1948 to 1951. matisse was diagnosed with abdominal cancer in 1941 and surgery left him chair and bed bound. painting and sculpture became almost impossible physical challenges which made him turn to creating cut paper collages and decoupages with the help of assistants. his closest collaborator was monique bourgeois, a student nurse who helped matisse after his surgery, also his model, who became a nun in 1946, and the reason of this chapel work by matisse."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"430","title":{"es":"matisse henri: (1869-1954) french artist. an excellent signed and inscribed programme, 32 pages, 4to..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116948/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:14.191Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":116948,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116949/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"matisse henri: (1869-1954) french artist. unusual and very attractive autograph short poem-canticle, with drawing, one page, oblong folio, n.p., n.d., in french. matisse has drawn a first and large capital letter, coloured to the inside, stating `loué, sois-tu, monseigneur, pour soeur onde, laquelle est bien utile et humble et précieuse et chaste.´ beneath the large letters written text, matisse has drawn six waving lines. two small stains to the left border. the page bears an ''imperial japan paper'' watermark. vg  the written text corresponds, with few small changes, to a canticle, the ''letter to the faithful'' by saint francis of assis."},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"431","title":{"es":"matisse henri: (1869-1954) french artist. unusual and very attractive autograph short poem-canticle,..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116949/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2500,"soldPrice":2600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:13.383Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,500 - \u20ac3,500","currency":"EUR","id":116949,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116950/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"matisse henri: (1869-1954) french artist. an excellent illustrated a.l.s., with his initials h. m., four pages, 8vo, nice, 6th january 1922, to his wife amelie, in french. matisse states that he has received jean's paintings, including a portrait of marguerite, a bowl of mandarins and a viola, adding that he has placed them on his wall to replace his own which are currently being packed ('i have the trunk and am trying to roll the biggest paintings around a stick, but haven't quite figured out the right way, and we've had to redo the first one, which i didn't do well, three times') and which he hopes will be sent tomorrow afternoon, remarking 'you can look at them at your leisure once they have been put on their stretcher bars. but don't show the whole lot because the bernheims [bernheim-jeune, one of the oldest art galleries in paris] could find out about it and reclaim them', further going into more detail about the paintings and his current work, 'the smallest are paintings of 3. one of them is an unprimed one of 4 that is coming back for the gallerists, but i intend to keep it because i worked on it a lot at the same time as a large design on the same subject that i have here. another small one of 3 which i worked on in at least 15 sessions will not be with the lot because i have not finished it. i work on it 2 ½ to 4 hours every day, and it is going well. i will send it to you separately once it is done, and i hope you will like it. from now until my departure, i will not have enough time to finish what i have started. i am enclosing in my letter 2 photos (no longer present) one of a painting of 30, the nude, and one of a 15, a young girl seated on the arm of a chair, looking at the window'. matisse returns to the subject of their son, jean's, paintings, commenting 'i would say that my first impression made me see qualities but i also saw that he is at the peak of his instinctive elan and that he is starting to dissociate the various elements of the painting (colour, design, value). it shows that he has not studied it. for example in the viola\u0085..and in the portrait, and also the mandarins, but the bowl is good. there are good parts in all paintings, next to flaws. he really has to go and see the chardins at the louvre, especially the pipe [at this point in the letter matisse has drawn a small pen and ink sketch representing jean simeon chardin's still life pipes and drinking vessels] the peaches and the glass of wine, the brioche, the grapes, and he will come to understand that the different parts hold each other together and that the tone of one is not lesser than the one next to it (adding in the margin that he would like jean to do a modelling course, 'he will learn to draw shapes in other ways than he does now\u0085.') but i suspect he will like the rubens better, but in them the tones hold each other together as well. at least he is working, and i will speak to him more when i am back. i will take him to the antiquities section of the louvre and the school of b. arts to show him how to look at antiquities. he should ask for permission to copy the pipe\u0085\u0085i can then critique his work when i come back. i will try to make it easy for him to understand' and concludes by writing of his wife's art, 'the music of your painting, represented by red and green and blue-black is good overall [at this point in the letter matisse has drawn a small diagram, within a square, identifying the juxtaposition of the colours] but the green does not work well next to the blue, nor does the red next to the black. it is normal and work will correct it. experience, and the study of the masters, the paintings of cezanne\u0085..' a letter of wonderful content relating to painting and enhanced by the two small illustrations by matisse. some extremely light, very minor age wear, vg  amelie noellie parayre (1872-1958) wife of henri matisse from 1898 until their divorce in 1939. matisse and his wife had two sons, jean and pierre, and they also raised the artist's illegitimate daughter, marguerite, who served as a model for the artist and is mentioned in the present letter."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"432","title":{"es":"matisse henri: (1869-1954) french artist. an excellent illustrated a.l.s., with his initials h. m., ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116950/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":3200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:13.385Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - 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\u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":116951,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116952/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"vlaminck maurice de: (1876-1958) french painter, one of the principal figures in the fauve movement. a.l.s., vlaminck, one page, 8vo, rueil-la-gadeliere, n.d., to [christian] zervos, in french. vlaminck explains to his correspondent that he has read their letter and comments 'i don't have any pictures from the fauvist era, or rather, i don't have them anymore', adding 'you can write to vollard or fels on my behalf. as for sending you some pages about the fauvist era, i have neither the time nor the energy for it. but you will find all the information you need in fels' book vlaminck'. with blank integral leaf. a letter of good content and association. one light red crayon annotation at the head of the page, about ex christian zervos (1889-1970) greek-french art historian, critic, collector & writer, founder of the magazine cahiers d'art. ambroise vollard (1866-1939) french art dealer, one of the most important dealers in french contemporary art at the beginning of the 20th century. florent fels (1891-1977) french journalist & author, a prominent figure in the discussion of art in france."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"434","title":{"es":"vlaminck maurice de: (1876-1958) french painter, one of the principal figures in the fauve movement...."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116952/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:13.387Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":116952,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116953/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"leger fernand: (1881-1955) french painter & sculptor. a good manuscript d.s., f leger, and a second time with a more legible, complete form of his signature ('fernand leger') alongside, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (c.50), in french. leger's document is in the form of a numbered list from 1 - 10 of the titles of the lithographic reproductions for his book le cirque, published by editions teriade in 1950, and including la parade, les deux clowns, les cyclists, la trapeziste, les oiseaux etc., concluding with numbers 11 & 12 which leger instructs should be for text in black and white. with a brief pencil annotation in another hand, possibly that of the publisher, and dated march 1950. about ex le cirque, leger's masterwork in print-making, was published by teriade in 1950 and represents a magnificent folio of 34 colour and 29 black and white lithographs, considerably more than appear on the present list. in his book fernand leger - the complete graphic work (1985) lawrence saphire describes la cirque as the artist's 'master graphic work' and observing 'the text is léger's own and his themes are the circus and the countryside; from these touchstones of his inspiration léger extracts the principles of his art and his life. there can be no doubt that cirque stands as his testament'."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"435","title":{"es":"leger fernand: (1881-1955) french painter & sculptor. a good manuscript d.s., f leger, and a second ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116953/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:13.389Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":116953,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116954/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"laurencin marie: (1883-1956) french painter and printmaker, avant-garde cubist associated with the section d'or. a.l.s., `marie´, one page, 4to, 1 rue savorgnan de brazza, paris, n.d., to a friend, in french. laurencin acknowledges receipt of her correspondent´s letter which has reassured her, and states in part `professor gosset has recently operated my friend\u0085 she was desperate and we were all wondering if it was anemia, or\u0085 but all was coming from her appendix..´. the paper bears an attractive watermark. light age wear, mostly to edges, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"436","title":{"es":"laurencin marie: (1883-1956) french painter and printmaker, avant-garde cubist associated with the s..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116954/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:13.390Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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16th june 1938, one of a limited edition of 100 (this example un-numbered) and featuring a few monochrome illustrations and a list of valadon's works from the collections of utrillo and petrides. signed by utrillo in bold pencil to an inside page beneath a printed sonnet written by the artist in honour of his mother and opposite an image of her with a painting. together with a printed 8vo catalogue for an exhibition of works by maurice utrillo and lucie valore at the galerie paul petrides in paris, 3rd - 18th march 1950, signed and inscribed by valore with her first name only, also on behalf of her husband, in french to the front cover. some light scuffing and age wear to both and the second catalogue with a horizontal fold to the centre, g to about vg, 2"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"438","title":{"es":"utrillo maurice: (1883-1955) french painter. signed and inscribed printed 8vo exhibition catalogue f..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116956/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":180,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:13.393Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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[1961]. the drawing corresponds to his drafts and sketches for is well-known painting `la cascade´ (''the waterfall''), 1961. magritte has drawn in bold dark pencil three drawings patterns showing a framed painting inside a painting, with foliage around, annotated beneath the main drawing in his hand `la cascade´, and to the upper right corner also in his hand `4 arbres´ (''4 trees''). the painting is considered a painting inside the painting ''le tableau dans le tableau''. magritte, referring to his way of working, and his drafts before painting, said `i start with several paintings and work on drafts sketches during a period of time which i call ''research'', and the work which comes after consists of completion´.  referring to his work la cascade (1961) magritte said `..about my painting la cascade, i have been requested to write few lines related to it which will be edited for the catalogue. i think that the thought can be seen in the forest at the same time than also far from the forest\u0085 but such differences on space are united here and send you back to the thought rather than to a measurement matter. the difference of nature becomes this way a spiritual possibility, a poetic power rather than an exercise of the geometric mind.´ magritte wrote on 22nd october 1963 to his friend andré bosmans referring to his painting la cascade, `\u0085if i have to talk about this panting\u0085 it questions the capable thought of uniting the interior forest and the same distant forest. such kind of contraction also happens with the night and day in l´empire des lumieres (''the dominion of lights'') and some other paintings."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"449","title":{"es":"magritte ren"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116967/view","tags":["esart_drawings","escollectibles_autographs","esart","escollectibles_all","esart_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:14.351Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - 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\u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":116978,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":6000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116979/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"gainsborough thomas: (1727-1788) english painter. a good, extremely rare a.l.s., tho gainsborough, two pages, 4to, pall mall, london, 29th september 1783, to his sister, sarah ('dear sister dupont'). the artist writes on family financial matters, stating, in part, 'i promised john [his brother, 'scheming jack'] when he did me the honor of a visit in town, to allow him half a crown a week; which with what his good cousin gainsbro: allow him, and sister gibbon [his sister, mary gainsborough], i hope will (if applied properly to his own use) render the remainder of his old age tollerably (sic) comfortable; for villainously old he is indeed grown. i have herewith sent you 3 guineas, with which i beg the favor of you to supply him, for half a year, with 2s=6d pr. week, paying him on what day of the week you judge most for his good; i should think not on the same days that either sister gibbon's two shillings is paid, nor on those days which his cousin do for him. and that he may not know but what you advance the money out of your own pocket. i have inclosed a letter that you may show him; which may gain you a better power to manage him, if troublesome to you\u0085.' gainsborough concludes by sending his family's love to 'you and old philip and all your family' and in a postscript remarks 'my wife and daughter fischer is just returned from bath, where they have been upon a visit for 3 weeks, and left all the family well'. a letter of good content and association. a light, minor water stain appears to the upper right corner of each page, only very slightly affecting the text (which remains perfectly legible) and a small portion of the base of the second page has been neatly excised. with a lengthy, neat split to the vertical central fold. about vg sarah 'sally' gainsborough (1718-1795) sister of thomas gainsborough, wife of philip dupont (c.1722-1781) a carpenter and cabinet maker. their son, gainsborough dupont (1754-1797), and thomas gainsborough's nephew was a pupil of the artist and the only assistant gainsborough is ever known to have employed. mary gainsborough (1713-1790) sister of thomas gainsborough, wife of christopher gibbon (1715-1760) a church of england parson, curate and schoolmaster. john gainsborough (1711-1789) brother of thomas gainsborough, known within the family as 'scheming jack'. 'john was erratic, not really trustworthy, and not for nothing was he known in the family as ''scheming jack''\u0085..something always went wrong with his schemes; his failures he would put down to the urgent flow of ideas: 'if i had but gone on with it i am sure i should have succeeded, but a new scheme came upon me'\u0085\u0085''scheming jack'' remained a\u0085\u0085lifelong burden to his younger siblings\u0085..and was always in need of money' (from gainsborough - a portrait by james hamilton, 2017). autograph letters by thomas gainsborough rarely appear at auction and american book prices current record only four examples having been sold at auction since 1975."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"461","title":{"es":"gainsborough thomas: (1727-1788) english painter. a good, extremely rare a.l.s., tho gainsborough, t..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116979/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":6000,"soldPrice":6500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:11.709Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac6,000 - \u20ac9,000","currency":"EUR","id":116979,"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116980/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"sisley alfred: (1839-1899) french-born british impressionist painter. a fine a.l.s., a. sisley, one page, 8vo, moret-sur-loing, 9th january 1897, to [george] viau, in french. sisley announces that he is coming to paris on monday and would like to invite his correspondent to lunch in order that 'we will make out together this great list'. the artist concludes by sending his regards to viau's wife and mother. with blank integral leaf. a letter of good association. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg £600-900 george viau (1855-1939) french dentist and art collector who acquired works by many impressionist painters including claude monet, paul cezanne, edgar degas, paul gauguin, camille pissarro, pierre-auguste renoir and alfred sisley."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"462","title":{"es":"sisley alfred: (1839-1899) french-born british impressionist painter. a fine a.l.s., a. sisley, one ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116980/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:11.711Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - 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\u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":116981,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116982/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"piper john & sutherland graham: john egerton piper (1903-1992) english painter and designed of stained-glass windows, and of opera and theatre sets. signed 6.5 x 8.5 photograph, the image depicting piper standing and painting, in a three quarter length pose. signed john piper in bold black ink to a clear area of the image, & graham sutherland (1903-1980) english artist, best known for his work in glass. signed inscription to his 8vo personal printed stationery, 3rd december 1970. vg, 2"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"464","title":{"es":"piper john & sutherland graham: john egerton piper (1903-1992) english painter and designed of stain..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116982/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":90,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:11.714Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":116982,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116983/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"bacon francis: (1909-1992) irish-born british painter. known for his grotesque imagery with works often in triptych or diptych formats. a good signed 5.5 x 3.5 card, `with very best wishes, francis bacon´, one page, dated 17th june 1977 in his hand, a bold blue ink signature. accompanied by the original envelope, fully addressed in bacon´s hand. post-stamped and postmarked in south kensington. vg"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"465","title":{"es":"bacon francis: (1909-1992) irish-born british painter. known for his grotesque imagery with works of..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116983/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:11.715Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":116983,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116984/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"freud lucian: (1922-2011) british painter. a rare, brief a.n.s., with his initials l f, to the verso of a postcard featuring a printed illustration by the artist glen baxter, with the caption how he hated saturday morning shopping, n.p. 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(1980s), to jo statham, a neighbour of freud's at his studio in holland park, kensington, stating, in full, 'thank you very much'. accompanied by the original envelope addressed by freud. one neat horizontal fold to the centre, not affecting freud's text or signature, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"466","title":{"es":"freud lucian: (1922-2011) british painter. a rare, brief a.n.s., with his initials l f, to the verso..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116984/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":320,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:11.716Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":116984,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116985/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"[minton john]: (1917-1957) english painter & illustrator. a rare contemporary facsimile a.l.s., john minton, with holograph date ('december 23rd') and salutation ('mr knight'), one page, 4to, apollo place, chelsea, london, 23rd december n.y. (annotated 1954 in an unidentified hand at the head), to mr. knight. the form letter was sent by minton in his capacity as a steward of the artists' general benevolent institution and states, in part, 'i feel most strongly that all of us who both practise and derive such pleasure from all the arts, have a right to ask one another for help at critical times\u0085\u0085if you yourself are a practising artist, or if you have derived delight and illumination from the works of others, i ask you most earnestly if it is not our duty to help those who, through the many disasters which can befall the very uncertain life of an artist, find themselves in distress\u0085\u0085' although with only the minimum of holograph additions, the present letter features a rare example of minton's autograph as a result of his suicide at the age of 39. a few minor creases to the corners, about vg american book prices current do not record any autograph letters of minton as having appeared at auction."},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"467","title":{"es":"[minton john]: (1917-1957) english painter & illustrator. a rare contemporary facsimile a.l.s., john..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116985/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":240,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:11.717Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac80 - \u20ac100","currency":"EUR","id":116985,"estimateMin":80},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116986/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"hockney david: (1937- ) british painter, printmaker and stage designer. one of the most influential british artists of the 20th century. in 1972 his work portrait of an artist became the most expensive painting by a living artist sold at auction. a.n.s., `david hockney´, one page, off-white 5 x 3 card, n.p., n.d., to chris & mary. hockney sates in full `i am leaving for england tomorrow (10th one) so i've asked karen to send you an autographed photo as you asked.´ small overall age wear, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"468","title":{"es":"hockney david: (1937- ) british painter, printmaker and stage designer. one of the most influential ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116986/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":240,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:11.719Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":116986,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116987/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"british artists: selection of a.ls.s., a few signed postcard reproductions etc., by various british painters, sculptors, illustrators and artists, comprising alfred munnings (stating that he won't be able to paint a portrait of lady rose's little boy until april, but would like to do it and remarking 'i know all that country well\u0085\u0085& also lady rose's charming house. the cost of the picture would depend on its size. i should say from £100 upwards accordingly', n.y.), william russell flint (sending christmas and new year greetings, accompanied by the original envelope), henry scott tuke (vintage signed sepia postcard reproduction of his work all hands to the pumps, 1910), john bellany (signed and inscribed colour postcard reproduction of an artwork), frederick william pomeroy (sending thanks for his correspondent's kind congratulations and remarking 'i am sure you feel out in the cold, as i did, but i hope we old friends may be able to make it hot for you in the coming elections. unfortunately there is not room for all at once, but it comes to those who wait, sometimes', 1906) and harry furniss (brief a.l.s., hy. f., to [herbert beerbom] tree, seemingly thanking him for an invitation to attend a performance of richard ii at his majesty's theatre on 14th october 1903 and featuring a large original pen and ink illustration of furniss and his wife standing in full length poses before herbert beerbohm tree). some light age wear and a few minor faults, g to about vg, 6"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"469","title":{"es":"british artists: selection of a.ls.s., a few signed postcard reproductions etc., by various british ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116987/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:11.720Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - 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greater ideals, greater hope, and patience to realise both'. it seems likely that sargent's correspondent was jeanette leonard gilder (1849-1916) american author, journalist, critic & editor who opposed women's rights to vote, arguing that women were not strong enough to participate in politics."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"479","title":{"es":"sargent john singer: (1856-1925) american painter. a.l.s., john s sargent, two pages, 8vo, tite stre..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116997/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":440,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:12.046Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":116997,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/116998/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"hopper edward: (1882-1967) american painter. book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of edward hopper, first edition published by the american artists group as their monograph number 8, new york, 1945. with many monochrome reproductions of hopper's paintings, including night-hawks. signed and inscribed by hopper in blue fountain pen ink to the colour printed front pastedown which features a reproduction of the martha mckeen of wellfleet. bound in paper covered boards with a cloth backing and no spine label. some light age wear, most noticeable to the extremities of the boards, otherwise about vg"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"480","title":{"es":"hopper edward: (1882-1967) american painter. book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/116998/view","tags":["escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:12.048Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - 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(annotated c.1765 in pencil in an unidentified hand), to the duke and duchess of newcastle. chesterfield writes that 'they are very sorry that any return of her grace's complaint should oblige her to take a bath journey which they believe is not very agreeable to her, but of which however they will profit; by paying their court to her grace and to the duke whenever he happens to be there'. a couple of small, light circular stains to the body of text, otherwise vg thomas pelham-holles (1693-1768) 1st duke of newcastle. british prime minister 1754-56, 1757-62, newcastle succeeded chesterfield as secretary of state for the northern department and leader of the house of lords in 1748. harriet pelham-holles (1701-1776) duchess of newcastle, famous for the sumptuous parties which she organised with her husband over several decades, the guests even including political rivals."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"506","title":{"es":"[erotica]: bayros franz von (1866-1924) austrian illustrator & artist, remembered for his erotic the..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117024/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:13.484Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":117024,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":80,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/117025/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"es":"[erotica]: ballivet suzanne (1904-1985) french illustrator & designer, associated with erotica. a.l.s., s ballivet, two pages, 4to, n.p., 30th october 1950, to mr. davis, in french. ballivet acknowledges the receipt of her correspondent's letters and explains her reasons for not having replied, including being overloaded with work, despite her intentions to do so, and also forwards a drawing (no longer present) which was published in fou rire, continuing to add 'the originals of monette du barri were sold almost right after they were published in c'est paris, otherwise i would have sent you one of those'. a couple of very light, minor creases, otherwise vg c'est paris was a monthly french pin-ups magazine of the period."},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"507","title":{"es":"[erotica]: ballivet suzanne (1904-1985) french illustrator & designer, associated with erotica. a.l...."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117025/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":80,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:13.486Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac80 - \u20ac120","currency":"EUR","id":117025,"estimateMin":80},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/117026/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"attwell mabel lucie: (1879-1964) english illustrator & artist, noted for nostalgic drawings of children. a.l.s., mabel lucie attwell, one page, 8vo, roland gardens, london, n.d., to a lady. attwell thanks her correspondent for their very kind letter, remarking 'it's always nice to know that someone is loving my babies' and further adding 'some one wrote the other day that he had over a hundred different postcard ones!'. with blank integral leaf (very slight traces of former mounting to the head of the verso). vg"},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"508","title":{"es":"attwell mabel lucie: (1879-1964) english illustrator & artist, noted for nostalgic drawings of child..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117026/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:13.488Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac120","currency":"EUR","id":117026,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/117027/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"cappiello leonetto: (1875-1942) italian designer of french posters, known as 'the father of modern advertising'. a.l.s., l cappiello, one page (folding letter card), 8vo, paris, n.d. (1921), to a[uguste albert maurice] masure, in french. cappiello writes, in full, 'it is i who am asking for the honour of being your comrade in the legion d'honneur, and i wholeheartedly thank you for your charming letter and your sincere congratulations'. vg"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"509","title":{"es":"cappiello leonetto: (1875-1942) italian designer of french posters, known as 'the father of modern a..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117027/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":120,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:13.490Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":117027,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/117028/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"daumier honoré-victorin: (1808-1879) french printmaker, caricaturist and painter. best known for his caricatures of political figures. scarce a.l.s., `h. daumier´, one page, 8vo, n.p., saturday 7th, n.y., to an unidentified correspondent, in french. daumier states `monsieur, i accept with pleasure and am honoured that you have inscribed your music to me..´ daumier further adds a post-scriptum stating `i was absent and i have only received right now your letter, please forgive me for this small delay.´ with blank integral leaf. very small overall age wear, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"510","title":{"es":"daumier honor"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117028/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:13.492Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - 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'in prehistoric days / came to the spirit of heaven / the spirit of being on earth / he asked pleadingly: / i know how to speak / with the human spirit; / but around that language too / i implore / through whom knows how to speak / the world heart to the human heart. / then the benevolent heavenly spirit gave / the earthly spirit asking: / art'."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"520","title":{"es":"steiner rudolf: (1861-1925) austrian philosopher & social reformer. a rare a.q.s., rudolf steiner, o..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117038/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":3400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:25.391Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - \u20ac4,000","currency":"EUR","id":117038,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/117039/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"marcel gabriel: (1889-1973) french philosopher, playwright and christian existentialist. widely regarded as the first french existentialist, marcel dissociated himself from jean-paul sartre, preferring to his own thought as ''philosophy of existence''. rare and very interesting t.l.s., gabriel marcel, four pages, 4to, n.p. 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[c.1946-48], to bernard wall, in french. the lengthy typed document, containing few corrections in marcel´s hand, being an exceptional political & philosophical text about europe´s unification. a premonitory thought by marcel, stating in part `i do not hesitate when i think that under a cultural point of view the political unification of europe is desirable. i will go even further saying that i think that if this union is not achieved gradually\u0085it is the end not only of our culture but also of the principles which permit to give meaning to life. because if we remain in this incoherence and disorder, we will be evidently sentenced to succumb in a relatively short time under the pressure either of the soviet world or under america.´ marcel further refers to malraux, to freedom concept, to religion, anarchy, to gugliemo ferrero when he opposed to the world of quantity the one of quality, saying `occidental europe can only fight for the defence of the quality against a world of massive production´. marcel further again refers to federalism and to europe options of surviving after wwii, saying `we must be blind not to be convinced\u0085the recent history is full of teaching lessons..´ before concluding marcel refers to nation and federalism, and compares europe to a human body, again a premonitory thought, stating `.. a contagion of reason, of goodwill, of generosity. in the same way that histologically there are proliferations not only of carcinogenic cells, but also good cellular tissues to cicatrize a wound\u0085 human being tissues are to be redone. for this reason, the narrow point of view of nationalism must be outpaced, although this doesn´t mean to deny the nation. on the contrary, it is very possible that the federalism is the only way to regenerate the nation concept, releasing it of its excessive tasks which are making it heavier and causing its sclerosis.´ an extremely interesting manifesto in favour of forgotten human values. folded, with very small overall age wear, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"521","title":{"es":"marcel gabriel: (1889-1973) french philosopher, playwright and christian existentialist. widely rega..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117039/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:22.284Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - 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('mardi'; early 1870s), to a friend ('mon cher ami'), in french. flaubert announces 'le sexe faible must have been taken to the censors today' and continues 'weinschenk worries about the minister, but if you delete the word minister, the role no longer exists and the piece becomes incomprehensible. the general can be a swiss general (swiss - oh, very well) but minister can not be modified\u0085.you have to take it or leave it. write your father what you think is appropriate. you know the question as well as i do. your interest is at stake more than mine. if your father and beauplan support us (and they can support us, since the censors depend only on them and on any one thing that they say about it) we are saved. if they don't, then not. in a last ditch effort i am writing one more time to d'osmoy! and i will notify r. duval to speak to his cousin chabaud-latour. more i cannot do. i know perfectly well that weinschenk counts on a big financial success. le sexe faible is his last challenge, and he will do anything i want. but still, if the minister is left out, good night! i am not trying to conceal that i am full of bitterness and that i am getting to the point where i have had enough, or even too much! it would probably not be bad if you made the trip to paris. sunday. it's worth it. as for the rest, it's up to you. i suspect your father will not answer you, an easy way to avoid difficult steps, and that le sexe faible will be stopped by the censorship, but they will regret it.' a letter of excellent literary content, not least for its references to censorship which flaubert had experienced previously when his debut novel and masterpiece madame bovary had resulted in a scandal when it was first serialized in 1856-57 with public prosecutors declaring it to have obscene content. some very light, extremely minor age wear and a few small tears very neatly and professionally repaired. about vg le sexe faible ('the weaker sex') was a light comedy originally written by the french poet and dramatist louis bouilhet (1822-1869) who was a close friend and mentor to flaubert. following bouilhet's death flaubert discovered le sexe faible amongst his friend's papers, although it is open to debate whether the piece was a scenario or full text when discovered. flaubert completed the play, with a sexist and politically incorrect theme, in honour of his late friend and it was scheduled to be produced in early 1873. however, the impresario leon carvalho favoured flaubert's le candidat and that was instead chosen, although only survived for four performances before flaubert himself withdrew it. le sexe faible was again scheduled for production at the theatre de cluny in 1874, however shortly before the premiere flaubert cancelled the production believing it to be unworthy of the play."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"524","title":{"es":"flaubert gustave: (1821-1880) french novelist of madame bovary (1857), the leading exponent of liter..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117042/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:22.289Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - 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(annotated 1926 in pencil in an unidentified hand), to an unknown correspondent, although presumably a literary critic. doyle commences 'i remember old james payn when i was his pupil giving me the standing rule ''never argue with a critic''. i have kept it fairly well (save in psychic matters) and i do not feel galled by criticism for i always feel that if one does the very best one can time will sort it out and what is worthy will remain & what dies should die', further adding 'therefore i hardly know why i wrote to you save that it is an interesting point to argue how far a falling off is real or apparent & how far the fresh mind reacts as it used to do.' doyle continues 'i was conscious at one time that [sherlock] holmes was strained & for some years i only wrote one story a year. i can truly say i have never written to order or allowed the money side of it to influence me at all. but i have not felt him strained in this last series of six. five of these are done, and i will not do the sixth if i have any reason to think there is a real declension. i have my ear on the ground'. in concluding doyle thanks his correspondent for their 'frank criticism & courteous letter' and remarks 'i should be a fool indeed if i resented what is honestly said'. a letter of good literary content and with a rare reference to sherlock holmes. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg   james payn (1830-1898) english novelist & editor of chambers's journal and the cornhill magazine.  presuming that the date of 1926 is correct, then doyle would have been making reference to the final six sherlock holmes stories he would write, each of which appeared in the strand magazine between october 1926 and april 1927, concluding with the adventure of shoscombe old place."},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"555","title":{"es":"doyle arthur conan: (1859-1930) scottish author, creator of sherlock holmes. a fine a.l.s., a conan ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117073/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":5000,"soldPrice":7000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:22.492Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac5,000 - 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''the heel of achilles''). but instead of the idiotic title which der monat gave it, i would propose ''aesthetik und wissenschaft''. as for a new edition of the autobiographical books\u0085..in principle i agree, but i am unsure of the copyright situation. i made the contracts direct with fritz molden before i handed over all my german affairs to anthony gornall\u0085\u0085the only solution seems to me to be that you approach molden and ask him what the situation is. i would like to mention that i am on excellent personal terms with fritz and that i am convinced he will willingly co-operate\u0085..' in concluding koestler asks if he should return a typescript, remarking 'it would seem simpler for me to keep it until the german translations come in\u0085..' two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, vg koestler's correspondent may have been adelbert reif (1936-2013) german journalist & publisher."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"560","title":{"es":"koestler arthur: (1905-1983) hungarian-born british author & journalist. an interesting t.l.s., a. k..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117078/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":90,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:22.500Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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good ones, bad ones - all the time'. the novelist concludes his letter writing 'at any rate, i am truly grateful for your selfless support, and hope we may meet again soon. in the meanwhile, the storm continues - now, as you may have seen, in germany also. it is a long, tough fight, but it must be won'. with the publisher's ink received stamp dated 9th november 1992 to a clear area at the head of the first page. a letter of significant content. vg   ernst reinhard piper (1952-   ) german historian who joined his father's publishing house in 1982. the german edition of the satanic verses was published by artikel 19 verlag in 1989; the publishers created specifically to protect them from the fatwa issued against rushdie, article 19 relating to the freedom of expression included in the universal declaration of human rights. the 1981 booker prize winning rushdie's work combines magical realism with historical fiction and much of his work is set on the indian subcontinent. his fourth novel, the satanic verses, was the subject of a major controversy which resulted in the british government placing the author under police protection. in 2008 the times ranked rushdie thirteenth on its list of the 50 greatest british writers since 1945."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"562","title":{"es":"rushdie salman: (1947- ) british indian novelist & essayist. an interesting a.l.s., salman rushdie,..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117080/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:23.113Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - 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(c.1945-46). hoffmann has drawn a series of six caricatures of various jewish gentlemen, most in head and shoulders poses although one a full length study of a man walking. signed by hoffmann with his name alone in pencil at the base. two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the images or signature, and with some light overall age wear and foxing, g provenance: the present drawings are accompanied by a certificate of provenance signed by peter birner in 2001 stating that hoffmann presented them to his grandfather, andreas birner, who was commander of the german guards in the section of the nuremberg prison in which nazi war criminals were held by the international military tribunal whilst awaiting their denazification trials."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"628","title":{"es":"hoffmann heinrich: (1885-1957) german photographer & publisher, adolf hitler's official photographer..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117146/view","tags":["esart_drawings","escollectibles_autographs","esart","escollectibles_all","esart_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":460,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:35.182Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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('samedi', c.1945), to a doctor, in french. grandi announces (including a grammatical error) 'here is the beginning, and i am really sorry for the delay, due to the impossibility to find a typist who can type in italian. the dirty part that you see, it is me that i typed it, and i am very ashamed of it!', further adding that a lady in charge of finishing the work has promised to deliver it on monday and also asking his correspondent to send the proofs when they are ready. some light staining and age wear, only very slightly affecting a few words of text but not the signature, g dino grandi resided in portugal from 1943-48 and the present letter may relate to the publication of his book racconta in 1945."},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"648","title":{"es":"grandi dino: (1895-1988) italian fascist politician, minister of foreign affairs 1929-32. a.l.s., gr..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117166/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":80,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:35.750Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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the headquarters of the 6th artillery corps, 14th and 29th breakthrough artillery divisions have been formed. second - preparatory combat activities and artillery live fire exercises were conducted in my presence by divisions of the corps. officers starting from the battery commander and above had served in the patriotic war. battery and division commanders joined the corps after graduating from the higher officer artillery school. most of the platoon commanders came from military schools\u0085 there is up to 30% of the red army personnel called into the army from western ukraine and western belarus. much attention has been paid to the training of the headquarters, reconnaissance and communications equipment. third - most of the military equipment received is new, and only one part comes from base repairs. everything has been tested and prepared for battle\u0085. fifth - such a powerful artillery corps was created in a very short period. it is imperative to commit corps to the first battle in an organized way, giving them enough time to be prepared for the battle upon arrival at the battlefront\u0085´ accompanied by a second top secret report attached, three pages, folio, also issued by vorontsov and addressed to supreme commander-in-chief marshal of the soviet union tovarish stalin i. v, dated 22nd november 1944. this one unsigned by stalin. the report relates to reinforcement of the bielorussian front divisions, and stating in part `in order to fulfil your task, it will be necessary to allocate - 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(docketed 1632), to 'mon frere' [victor amadeus i, duke of savoy], in french. in an elegant hand the king states that the news received from le sieur de bonport has been most agreeable to him and that he cannot allow the envoy to leave without expressing his contentment, further reassuring the duke of his personal interest in their being. with integral leaf. about ex victor amadeus i (1587-1637) duke of savoy 1630-37, known as the lion of susa."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"698","title":{"es":"charles i: (1600-1649) king of england, scotland & ireland 1625-49. a fine, rare a.l.s., charles r, ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117216/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:38.386Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":117216,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/117217/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"george ii: (1683-1760) king of great britain and ireland 1727-60. d.s., george r, as king, at the head, one page, vellum, oblong folio, court at kensington's, 5th october 1757. the partially printed document is a military commission, appointing william price to be an ensign in the 25th regiment of foot commanded by major general william home. countersigned at the foot by robert darcy (1718-1778) 4th earl of holderness. british diplomat and politician, secretary of state. with blind embossed paper seal affixed. some light overall age wear and one small hold at the centre of a fold. the king's signature is somewhat light, although legible. g william home (1681-1761) 8th earl of home. british governor of gibraltar 1757-1761."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"699","title":{"es":"george ii: (1683-1760) king of great britain and ireland 1727-60. d.s., george r, as king, at the he..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117217/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:38.387Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - 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as she feels sure he would admire it & think it worthy of him who wore ''\u0085the white flower of a blameless life''. she also hopes that mr. tennyson will not find osborne too far a drive from osborne'. accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by queen victoria and signed ('the queen') by her to the lower left corner. a letter of remarkable content and association. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg   idylls of the king is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by tennyson which were published between 1859 and 1885 and retell the legend of king arthur. the poems were dedicated to the late prince albert, consort of queen victoria, and in the very brief final section of the work tennyson praises queen victoria, and her recently deceased husband, and prays that she, like arthur, is remembered as a great ruler long after her reign is over. provenance: the present letter is accompanied by the original sotheby's description, clipped from their catalogue (lot 440, 22nd july 1980) which states that it was the first letter written by queen victoria to alfred tennyson. indeed, this is the first of only eleven letters from the queen to the poet laureate recorded by american book prices current as having appeared at auction, and the earliest in date. the other recorded letters range from 1883-90 and cover subjects including her children prince leopold and princess beatrice, john brown, the death of general gordon and her suggestion that tennyson might try to persuade william gladstone to retire from politics. in their description sotheby's also state that 'tennyson visited the mausoleum at windsor on 6 march. in her journal the queen recorded her satisfaction with the meeting: ''\u0085.when i showed him some of the details of the decorations in the building he said the whole effect was very beautiful & worthy of what it was intended for\u0085'''"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"703","title":{"es":"[tennyson alfred]: (1809-1892) english poet laureate. victoria: (1819-1901) queen of the united king..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117221/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":1800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:39.732Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - 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(annotated c.1765 in pencil in an unidentified hand), to the duke and duchess of newcastle. chesterfield writes that 'they are very sorry that any return of her grace's complaint should oblige her to take a bath journey which they believe is not very agreeable to her, but of which however they will profit; by paying their court to her grace and to the duke whenever he happens to be there'. a couple of small, light circular stains to the body of text, otherwise vg thomas pelham-holles (1693-1768) 1st duke of newcastle. british prime minister 1754-56, 1757-62, newcastle succeeded chesterfield as secretary of state for the northern department and leader of the house of lords in 1748. harriet pelham-holles (1701-1776) duchess of newcastle, famous for the sumptuous parties which she organised with her husband over several decades, the guests even including political rivals."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"777","title":{"es":"stanhope philip: (1694-1773) 4th earl of chesterfield. british statesman, diplomat & man of letters...."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117295/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:44.039Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":117295,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/117296/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-07-23","available":false,"description":{"es":"burke edmund: (1729-1797) irish statesman, orator, political theorist and philosopher. a.l.s., mr. burke, in the third person, one page, 4to, n.p. 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('friday', docketed 21st march 1788), to 'my dear lord'. pitt informs his correspondent that he is engaged all morning and will leave town for dinner, adding 'i shall be very glad to see your lordship any time before dinner tomorrow as soon as your business leaves you at liberty' and commenting that he 'shall be chiefly at hollwood during the holidays' although plans 'to come to town on the days the committee meets on the african business'. with blank integral leaf. vg in february 1788 pitt had commissioned a report on the slave trade and the effects and consequences for british commerce. the report was undertaken by the privy council committee for trade and foreign plantations, presumably the same committee which pitt refers to in the present letter. the prime minister subsequently made a statement to the house of commons on 5th may 1788, moving a motion 'that this house will, early in the next session of parliament, proceed to take into consideration the circumstances of the slave trade'. a debate followed, the motion was agreed and on 21st may 1788 a bill was introduced to regulate the numbers of enslaved africans carried from africa to the west indies."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"780","title":{"es":"pitt william: (1759-1806) the younger. british prime minister 1783-1801, 1804-06. a.l.s., w pitt, on..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/10652/lot/117298/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:01:44.044Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - 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