Lot 226 · L12406
seven autograph letters signed, one typed letter signed, and 2 autograph musical quotations, signed
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£2,500 hammer ≈ $3,195–$3,994
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12406, London · 28 November 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4129748
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Olivier Messiaen, seven autograph letters signed, one typed letter signed, and 2 autograph musical quotations, signed. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2012, lot 226. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4129748.
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Olivier Messiaen, seven autograph letters signed, one typed letter signed, and 2 autograph musical quotations, signed. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2012, lot 226. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4129748.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Death Mask | Mahler, Gustav. 1860-1911. Autograph Letter Signed | £20,000–£25,000 | |
| A substantially autograph manuscript of the Fourth Piano Concerto in … | Sergei Rachmaninov | £250,000–£300,000 | |
| Collection of first and early editions | — | £2,000–£2,500 | |
| Collection of the string quartets, [the parts], in first or very earl… | Beethoven, Ludwig Van. 1770-1827. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Three first and early editions | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-1791. | £3,500–£4,500 | |
| the principles of mr harrison's time-keeper, with plates of the same.… | John Harrison | £12,000–£18,000 |
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