The Collection of a Connoisseur: History in Manuscript

The Collection of a Connoisseur: History in Manuscript

The Collection of a Connoisseur: History in Manuscript

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The Collection of a Connoisseur: History in Manuscript

8 July - 15 July 2020 • London

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Overview
ALEXANDER III, Emperor of Russia | document signed, conferring a knighthood, 1893

1 ALEXANDER III, Emperor of Russia | document signed, conferring a knighthood, 1893

GENERAL ALLENBY | autograph letter signed, on Palestine, 1917

2 GENERAL ALLENBY | autograph letter signed, on Palestine, 1917

QUEEN ANNE | document signed, list of daily passwords, 1704

3 QUEEN ANNE | document signed, list of daily passwords, 1704

VICOUNTESS ASTOR | typed letter signed, to T.E. Lawrence, 1924

4 VICOUNTESS ASTOR | typed letter signed, to T.E. Lawrence, 1924

BALANCHINE | autograph letter in Russian to Serge Lifar, together with a photograph signed, c.1927-1928

5 BALANCHINE | autograph letter in Russian to Serge Lifar, together with a photograph signed, c.1927-1928

BALL, Capt. | manuscript plans of the Battle of the Nile, c.1798

8 BALL, Capt. | manuscript plans of the Battle of the Nile, c.1798

BATHURST | warrant, appointing Sir Hudson Lowe jailer to Napoleon, 1816

9 BATHURST | warrant, appointing Sir Hudson Lowe jailer to Napoleon, 1816

BEAUHARNAIS | letter signed, to Queen Caroline Murat, about the Neapolitan troops requested by Napoleon, 1813

10 BEAUHARNAIS | letter signed, to Queen Caroline Murat, about the Neapolitan troops requested by Napoleon, 1813

GERTRUDE BELL | autograph letter signed, to Sir Frank Swettenham, c.1904

11 GERTRUDE BELL | autograph letter signed, to Sir Frank Swettenham, c.1904

TREATY OF BERLIN | set of 20 signatures, written just prior to the signing of the treaty, 13 July 1878

12 TREATY OF BERLIN | set of 20 signatures, written just prior to the signing of the treaty, 13 July 1878

BERLIOZ | autograph letter signed to Antoni Deschamps, about the opera "Les Troyens", 1864

13 BERLIOZ | autograph letter signed to Antoni Deschamps, about the opera "Les Troyens", 1864

BISMARCK | autograph letter signed, to his bankers, 1862

14 BISMARCK | autograph letter signed, to his bankers, 1862

CARLO BONAPARTE | autograph letter signed, by Napoleon's father, to an unnamed gentleman, 1769

15 CARLO BONAPARTE | autograph letter signed, by Napoleon's father, to an unnamed gentleman, 1769

LETIZIA BONAPARTE | letter signed by Napoleon's mother, to her American grandson Jerome Napoleon, 1829

16 LETIZIA BONAPARTE | letter signed by Napoleon's mother, to her American grandson Jerome Napoleon, 1829

BONAPARTE FAMILY | a collection of 5 letters and other items, 1804-1823

17 BONAPARTE FAMILY | a collection of 5 letters and other items, 1804-1823

CARDIGAN | two autograph letters signed, 1843-1846

18 CARDIGAN | two autograph letters signed, 1843-1846

CARUSO | postcard photograph signed, by Vandyk of London, c.1904-1906

19 CARUSO | postcard photograph signed, by Vandyk of London, c.1904-1906

CATHERINE II, Empress of Russia | letter signed, to Ferdinand IV, 1777

20 CATHERINE II, Empress of Russia | letter signed, to Ferdinand IV, 1777

CATHERINE II, Empress of Russia | letter signed, to Prince Potemkin about building the docks at Kherson, 1784

21 CATHERINE II, Empress of Russia | letter signed, to Prince Potemkin about building the docks at Kherson, 1784

ROBERT CECIL, EARL OF SALISBURY | letter signed, to Lord Treasurer Buckhurst, 1603

22 ROBERT CECIL, EARL OF SALISBURY | letter signed, to Lord Treasurer Buckhurst, 1603

CHAPLIN | photographic portrait signed, c. 1910s

23 CHAPLIN | photographic portrait signed, c. 1910s

CHARLES II | letter signed, to the Marquis de Lede, 25 March 1657

24 CHARLES II | letter signed, to the Marquis de Lede, 25 March 1657

CHARLES II | document signed, 1672

25 CHARLES II | document signed, 1672

CHURCHILL | autograph letter signed, to Pamela Plowden, 1900

26 CHURCHILL | autograph letter signed, to Pamela Plowden, 1900

CHURCHILL | early autograph letter signed, to Sir Lewis Molesworth, 1901

27 CHURCHILL | early autograph letter signed, to Sir Lewis Molesworth, 1901

CHURCHILL | autograph letter signed, to Pamela, Countess of Lytton, 1907

28 CHURCHILL | autograph letter signed, to Pamela, Countess of Lytton, 1907

CHURCHILL | photographic portrait signed, 1941

29 CHURCHILL | photographic portrait signed, 1941

CROMWELL | letter signed, addressed to the Commissioners of Admiralty and Navy, 1654/55

30 CROMWELL | letter signed, addressed to the Commissioners of Admiralty and Navy, 1654/55

DARWIN | photograph signed, c. 1871

31 DARWIN | photograph signed, c. 1871

DARWIN | autograph letter signed, declining to contribute to a periodical, 1881

32 DARWIN | autograph letter signed, declining to contribute to a periodical, 1881

DELACROIX | autograph letter signed, about a new painting, 1853

33 DELACROIX | autograph letter signed, about a new painting, 1853

DIAGHILEV | letter signed, about the last productions of the Ballets Russes, and Stravinsky's "Petrushka", 1929

34 DIAGHILEV | letter signed, about the last productions of the Ballets Russes, and Stravinsky's "Petrushka", 1929

LORD ALFRED DOUGLAS | three autograph letters signed, to Mrs Mai Edge, 1924

35 LORD ALFRED DOUGLAS | three autograph letters signed, to Mrs Mai Edge, 1924

DREYFUS | signed photograph, n.d.

36 DREYFUS | signed photograph, n.d.

DREYFUS | autograph letters by Alfred and Mathieu Dreyfus, Colonel Picquart and Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, 1901-2

37 DREYFUS | autograph letters by Alfred and Mathieu Dreyfus, Colonel Picquart and Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, 1901-2

DREYFUS AFFAIR--ESTERHAZY | autograph letter signed ("Comandant Esterhazy"), about his handwriting, 1899

38 DREYFUS AFFAIR--ESTERHAZY | autograph letter signed ("Comandant Esterhazy"), about his handwriting, 1899

PRINCE EDWARD, DUKE OF KENT | letter signed, 1809

39 PRINCE EDWARD, DUKE OF KENT | letter signed, 1809

EDWARD VII | autograph letter signed, as Prince of Wales, on the Royal College of Music, 1882

40 EDWARD VII | autograph letter signed, as Prince of Wales, on the Royal College of Music, 1882

EIFFEL | autograph letter signed, to M. Gervax, 1889

41 EIFFEL | autograph letter signed, to M. Gervax, 1889

EINSTEIN | two typed letters signed, to R.L. Worrall about the realistic basis of physics, 1931

42 EINSTEIN | two typed letters signed, to R.L. Worrall about the realistic basis of physics, 1931

EINSTEIN | typed letter signed, to Leo Kohn, secretary of the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem, 8 January 1936

43 EINSTEIN | typed letter signed, to Leo Kohn, secretary of the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem, 8 January 1936

ELIZABETH I | early letter signed, to Edward North, First Baron North, 1560

44 ELIZABETH I | early letter signed, to Edward North, First Baron North, 1560

FERDINAND AND ISABELLA, King and Queen of Spain | document signed, expelling unconverted Moors, 1501

45 FERDINAND AND ISABELLA, King and Queen of Spain | document signed, expelling unconverted Moors, 1501

FREDERICK II | autograph letter signed, about the Battle of Hohenfriedberg and being a Philosopher King, 1745

46 FREDERICK II | autograph letter signed, about the Battle of Hohenfriedberg and being a Philosopher King, 1745

FRENCH REVOLUTION | a collection of three documents, signed by Talleyrand, Pichegru and others, 1789-98

47 FRENCH REVOLUTION | a collection of three documents, signed by Talleyrand, Pichegru and others, 1789-98

GEORGE III | document signed, addressed to Lord High Chancellor Lord Eldon, 1802

48 GEORGE III | document signed, addressed to Lord High Chancellor Lord Eldon, 1802

GEORGE III | document signed, 1803

49 GEORGE III | document signed, 1803

GEORGE III | document signed, 1808

50 GEORGE III | document signed, 1808