Autumn Fine Art & Antique Sale - Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers

372Lot 372. Sir Alfred Munnings(1878-1959), a hand-written autographedletter, on paper, dated May 29th 1943,remarking on damage to London housestudio, caused by WW2, together witha letter written by Sir Henry Rushbury(1889-1968) dated July 17 1942, togetherwith a signed letter dated March 4th 1938Sir Edwin L Lutyens RA together with a letterdated 17th June 1943 on Windsor Castleletterhead, signed Gerald Kelly, written to MrGibbs noting ‘I have been here since the warbegan working on the state portrait of TheirMajesties (which are very large and verycomplicated)’ together with two other letterswritten by Henry Rushbury from LowerHouse Stoke-by-Nayland, dated June 23rd1942 and June 1945 respectively£150-£200Lot 375. Eight bottles of Vie Llie CureFronsac together with three bottles ofSt Emillion and a bottle of Haut Ferrand(12)£50-£70Lot 376. Three bottles of Faustino 1together with a bottle of Volf Blas, abottle of Beune Premier Cru, a bottle of NuitsSt George, five bottles of Chateau Neuf diPape and two bottles of Mas Da Chevalier(13)£50-£80378Lot 378. An interesting archive ofletters and other ephemera writtenby Baroness Holstein - late ofKnightsbridge. Consisting of BaronessHolstein’s 500 plus letters. BaronessHolstein was part of the Holstein familyRoyalty and includes letters to the Marzettifamily. Baroness Holstein was employedby Prince George of Denmark at the RoyalDanish Embassy in London. The archivegives a fascinating insight into a DanishBaroness in England working for theQueen’s cousin’s husband. A signed photoof Inge (Baroness Hosltein) from a passportis included in the archive£40-£60373Lot 373. A letter from Dame LauraKnight dated 1st August 1942, addressedto Mr Gibbs, noting ‘I am very interested tohear you have a collection of A J Munnings(our brilliant friend), together with a threepage letter signed A J Munnings, dated July23rd 1943£100-£150Lot 374. Three bottles of Moet Chandonchampagne 1992 and another bottle1993, together with eight bottles of Cattierchampagne (12)£100-£150377Lot 377. A black enamel and brassmedical microscope owned byDr Stanley Davidson, Professor ofMedicine in Edinburgh, a world expert onanaemia - lenses by Ernst Leitz, Berlin£100-£200379Lot 379. French revolution interest: aletter written to Martin Bourgeois, dated1764£30-£4037432 Contact us on 01283 733988