LOT 3305
20th August 2025
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LOT 3305
AUTOGRAPH. A pencil autograph letter signed by Florence Nightingale dated ‘March 4 /89’, 1p. 18cm x 11cm, the letter on black-edged paper to Price’s Candle Co stating ‘I had just praised your last candles when came one which went out with guttering & a bad smell’ (light soiling). Note: an interesting reference to candles. Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was nicknamed ‘The Lady with the Lamp’, as she made solitary rounds at night carrying a candle in the military field hospitals during the Crimean War.
Estimate: £200 – £400
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