Record price for Gandhi letters
A series of signed and autographed letters by Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru sold almost for double the pre-sale estimates at a Sotheby’s auction here on Tuesday.
Three of Gandhi’s autographed letters to Islamic scholar and leading figure in the Khilafat movement, Maulana Abdul Bari, in Urdu with an estimated price of £ 2,500-3,000 sold for £4,750 at the auction of English literature, history, children’s books and illustrations that saw a total sale of £9,04,775.
They refer to HinduMuslim relations, including communal tension in Lucknow and their personal friendship. Writing one letter from prison, Gandhi thanks Bari for gifting cotton for spinning.
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Three of Gandhi’s autographed letters to Islamic scholar and leading figure in the Khilafat movement, Maulana Abdul Bari, in Urdu with an estimated price of £ 2,500-3,000 sold for £4,750 at the auction of English literature, history, children’s books and illustrations that saw a total sale of £9,04,775.
They refer to HinduMuslim relations, including communal tension in Lucknow and their personal friendship. Writing one letter from prison, Gandhi thanks Bari for gifting cotton for spinning.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.dc-epaper.com
Labels: auction, autograph letters, british company trading, gandhi autograhed letters, gandhi items, gandhi letters, hindu muslim relations, Mahatma Gandhi, nehrus letters, price, urdu
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