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An autographed manuscript letter from the three times silver medal winning British fencer Edgar Isaac Seligman to the six times gold medal winning Ita

Hammer Price:
£300
Estimated Price:

£360 - £420

An autographed manuscript letter from the three times silver medal winning British fencer Edgar Isaac Seligman to the six times gold medal winning Italian fencer Nedo Nadi, dated 29th June 1931 on 4 Edwardes Square Studios, London, W8, headed paper, two sides, written in French as a mutual language in which they could communicate Seligman won silver medals at the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 & 1912 Olympic Games of London and Stockholm. For information on Nadi see lot 135. The letter represents a poignant communication between two world class fencers of the era. By profession Edgar Isaac Seligman was a talented artist.