Lot 253 · L13406
autograph drafts for two letters, one to ricordi, and signed ("g.verdi")
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,000 hammer ≈ $4,075–$4,890
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L13406, London · 27 November 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4217854
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giuseppe Verdi, autograph drafts for two letters, one to ricordi, and signed ("g.verdi"). Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2013, lot 253. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4217854.
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Giuseppe Verdi, autograph drafts for two letters, one to ricordi, and signed ("g.verdi"). Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2013, lot 253. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4217854.
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