Lot 255 · L12406
autograph manuscript of an unpublished waltz movement in a major, signed and dated
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $15,977–$23,965
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12406, London · 28 November 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4129984
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Johann Strauss, autograph manuscript of an unpublished waltz movement in a major, signed and dated. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2012, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4129984.
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Johann Strauss, autograph manuscript of an unpublished waltz movement in a major, signed and dated. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2012, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4129984.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Death Mask | Mahler, Gustav. 1860-1911. Autograph Letter Signed | £20,000–£25,000 | |
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| Three first and early editions | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-1791. | £3,500–£4,500 | |
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