Auction 4
Sep 22, 2018
Russia

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LOT 141:

The handwritten note and a photo-card with a portrait of Maxim Gorky's common law wife — Maria Andreeva. - [Capri ...

Start price:
50
Estimated price:
€60 - €90
Auction house commission: 23%

The handwritten note and a photo-card with a portrait of Maxim Gorky's common law wife — Maria Andreeva. - [Capri, N.y.]; 17,7x11,2 cm (note), 14x8,6 cm (card).
Description:
The certificate, issued by the Herman Darvick (autograph expert, USA), is attached to the note. The note is addressed to the unknown and written in French: "M. Gorky vous envoie mille bornes paroles et garde un sentiment de grande sympathie pour vous...". [Monsieur (or Maxim) Gorky sends you a thousand kind words and keeps the feeling of immense sympathy for you].
Information:
Мария Федоровна Андреева (урожд. Юрковская; 1868—1953) — актриса, общественный и политический деятель. Гражданская жена Максима Горького (1904-1921), дружеские отношения с которым сохранялись до конца жизни писателя
Defects:
By request.