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German politics, art and publishing
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Good collection of about 50 mid nineteenth-century letters, notes and documents signed by Bismarck, D.F. Strauss, Semper, Kaulbach and others
- ink on paper
comprising working notes, drafts and completed letters, mainly addressed to the publishers Emil and Rudolf Suchsland (of the Hermann'sche Buchhandlung), including items by Bismarck (autograph covering note to the Minister of War, A.von Roon, in 1866, signed "vBismarck"), Gottfried Semper (about Suchsland, Zurich, 1856, and a letter to Semper in 1833), David Strauss (2 autograph letters about his booklet on "Maler und Kunstfreunde", Heidelberg, 1858), Wilhelm von Kaulbach (autograph letter about the engraver Calamerter, and a receipt signed), and letters by Count Auersperg, Vice-President Soison, (several notes about Wesendonk and others, written during a session of the Frankfurt Parliament), Palacky, Klockmann, Friedrich Stoltze, Moritz Hartmann, Haeusser, Roquette, Julius Thaeter, Otto Müller, Moritz Gerstenhöfer, Schaube and others, some letters addressed to the theologian Karl Jürgens
c.58 items, in late nineteenth-century inscribed wrappers, many with old typed transcriptions, Berlin, Zurich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Freiburg, Graz and elsewhere, mainly 1830-1870, a few later, a few items torn
c.58 items, in late nineteenth-century inscribed wrappers, many with old typed transcriptions, Berlin, Zurich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Freiburg, Graz and elsewhere, mainly 1830-1870, a few later, a few items torn
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Please note that colour, clarity and weight of gemstones are statements of opinion only and not statements of fact by Sotheby's. We do not guarantee, and are not responsible for any certificate from a gemological laboratory that may accompany the property. We do not guarantee that watches are in working order. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue, in particular to the Notice regarding the treatment and condition of gemstones and to the Notice regarding import of Burmese jadeite and rubies into the US.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."