CHURCHILL (WINSTON)Autograph letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill") to Rev. John Willis ("My dear Sir"), regretting he can not accept his invitation "...to open your Bazaar at Eccles in December. My engagements this autumn are already too numerous I fear...", on 105 Mount Street headed paper, one page on a bifolium, dust-staining, some foxing particularly at margins, creased at folds, 8vo (202 x 127mm.), Tours, 25 September [no year]FootnotesWhilst undated, the present letter can be dated to the period 1901-1905 when Churchill resided at 105 Mount Street in Mayfair and he was acting as MP for Oldham, a position he held from October 1900 to 1906. It may have been written during the autumn of 1904 when he withdrew from politics in order to complete the biography of his father, perhaps en route to Sir Ernest Cassel's villa in Switzerland where he stayed for three weeks (Martin Gilbert, Churchill, A Life, 2000, p.169). The recipient of our letter is likely to be the Rev. John Willis (1864-1936) who held the living of St Mary, Eccles in Lancashire during the same period, replacing his father-in-law Frederic Daustini Cremer (1848-1927) who had held the post from 1898 to 1901. The letter is part of a collection deriving from the family of Frederic Daustini Cremer.
Provenance: Rev. John Willis (1864-1936); thence by descent to the present owner.Additional informationAuction informationBuyers Premium and ChargesFor all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.Buyers' ObligationsALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.If you have any complaints or questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest customer services team.Payment NoticesFor payment information please refer to the sale catalog.Shipping NoticesFor information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licences please contact Bonhams Shipping Department.Related DepartmentsBooks & ManuscriptsAuction ViewingsLondon, Knightsbridge18 June 2023, 11:00 - 15:00 BST19 June 2023, 09:00 - 17:00 BST20 June 2023, 09:00 - 17:00 BST21 June 2023, 09:00 - 10:00 BSTConditions of SaleView Conditions of Sale
CHURCHILL (WINSTON)Autograph letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill") to Rev. John Willis ("My dear Sir"), regretting he can not accept his invitation "...to open your Bazaar at Eccles in December. My engagements this autumn are already too numerous I fear...", on 105 Mount Street headed paper, one page on a bifolium, dust-staining, some foxing particularly at margins, creased at folds, 8vo (202 x 127mm.), Tours, 25 September [no year]FootnotesWhilst undated, the present letter can be dated to the period 1901-1905 when Churchill resided at 105 Mount Street in Mayfair and he was acting as MP for Oldham, a position he held from October 1900 to 1906. It may have been written during the autumn of 1904 when he withdrew from politics in order to complete the biography of his father, perhaps en route to Sir Ernest Cassel's villa in Switzerland where he stayed for three weeks (Martin Gilbert, Churchill, A Life, 2000, p.169). The recipient of our letter is likely to be the Rev. John Willis (1864-1936) who held the living of St Mary, Eccles in Lancashire during the same period, replacing his father-in-law Frederic Daustini Cremer (1848-1927) who had held the post from 1898 to 1901. The letter is part of a collection deriving from the family of Frederic Daustini Cremer.
Provenance: Rev. John Willis (1864-1936); thence by descent to the present owner.Additional informationAuction informationBuyers Premium and ChargesFor all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.Buyers' ObligationsALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.If you have any complaints or questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest customer services team.Payment NoticesFor payment information please refer to the sale catalog.Shipping NoticesFor information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licences please contact Bonhams Shipping Department.Related DepartmentsBooks & ManuscriptsAuction ViewingsLondon, Knightsbridge18 June 2023, 11:00 - 15:00 BST19 June 2023, 09:00 - 17:00 BST20 June 2023, 09:00 - 17:00 BST21 June 2023, 09:00 - 10:00 BSTConditions of SaleView Conditions of Sale
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