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925 - WRANGEL P.N. (1878–1928)
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Description
WRANGEL P.N. (1878–1928) Typewritten letter addressed to Ivan Pavlovich Aleksinski. Constantinople, 15 February 1922 2 pp. Office copy. In Russian. In this letter, he expresses his gratitude and refers to the ‘national and state importance’ of the ‘Russian Council’ for Russian emigration. Provenance: the archives of I.P. Aleksinski (1871–1945). Pyotr Nikolaevich Wrangel (1878–1928), a Russian military leader and veteran of the Russo-Japanese War and the First World War, was one of the principal leaders of the White movement and commander-in-chief of the Russian Army in Crimea and Poland. Ivan Pavlovich Aleksinski (1871–1945), a Russian surgeon and doctor of medicine, was, from 1920 onwards, a prominent figure in the Russian émigré community and president of the Russian Patriotic Union Abroad. He treated Lieutenant-General Baron P.N. Wrangel during his final illness in 1928. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for guidance only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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