Lot 71 · Toscanini
fine early autograph letter signed (“gverdi”), about his first opera, “rocester”
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,586–$12,781
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Toscanini, London · 28 November 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4130913
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giuseppe Verdi, fine early autograph letter signed (“gverdi”), about his first opera, “rocester”. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2012, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4130913.
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Giuseppe Verdi, fine early autograph letter signed (“gverdi”), about his first opera, “rocester”. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2012, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4130913.
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