Lot 259 · The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts
Autograph letter signed ('G. Verdi') to Francesco Maria Piave, Sant'Agata, 17 August 1852
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,699–$10,049
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2014
- Dimensions
- In Italian. One page, 219 x 136mm, integral address leaf
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3286059
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giuseppe Verdi, Autograph letter signed ('G. Verdi') to Francesco Maria Piave, Sant'Agata, 17 August 1852. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 259. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286059.
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Giuseppe Verdi, Autograph letter signed ('G. Verdi') to Francesco Maria Piave, Sant'Agata, 17 August 1852. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 259. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286059.
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From the same sale The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts · May 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 autograph letters to the Marquis de Condorcet, the majority Limoge… | Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne (1727-1781) | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Autograph music manuscript signed of the Second String Quartet, Agate… | Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed ('A. Scriabin') to Nikolai Gustavovich [von S… | Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (1872-1915) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Autograph letters to the 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, 1778-1784 | Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and Jeremiah Bentham (1712-1792) | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Typed letter signed (‘C.G. Jung’) to [Dr John Raymond] Smythies, [Küs… | Carl Jung (1875-1961) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Typed letter signed (‘C.G. Jung’) to Stephen Abrams, [Küsnacht], 20 J… | Carl Jung (1875-1961) | £4,000–£6,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Verdi | Verdi Giuseppe: (1813-1901) | $6,479 est. | International Autograph Auctions, Nov 2022 | |
| Giuseppe Verdi | Italian Composer. A rare and excellent A.M.Q.S.,`G. Verdi | International Autograph Auctions, Dec 2020 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | don carlos grand opéra en cinq actes [vocal score], paris: | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | autograph letter signed (“gverdi”), to the french baritone v | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | two autograph letters, one signed ("gverdi") | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | autograph manuscript of part of the libretto of otello, a dr | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | autograph musical quotation from "otello", signed ("gverdi") | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | autograph letter signed, to the organist and composer marco | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.