Lot 694: Sold for £1,400 hammer
A Two Day Selected Antiques & Fine Art Auction to include silver and jewellery,
Wednesday 17th January 2018 - Thursday 18th January 2018
An unusual collection of early to mid 20th century signatures and notes, contained within a large album and collected across Europe by Sigmund Horchover beginning in the 1930's by repute to advance a campaign to promote international peace and cooperation. Signatures and letters of support from George Bernard Shaw, dated 1940, embassy and diplomatic staff, European royalty including Victoria Eugenie, Peter II, King of Yugoslavia 1944, writers, Somerset Maugham, HG Wells, musicians, Noel Coward, Ravel, and many others including Alexander Fleming, Josephine Baker and Clementine Churchill.