Lot 40 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Letter (in the hand of his wife and signed by her in his name) to Franz Kruthoffer, Vienna, 30 December 1781
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,274–$1,911
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 11 December 2024
- Dimensions
- In German. One page, 232 x 189mm, bifolium, annotated by the recipient 'Answered Paris, 3 ?February 1782'
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3193963
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Christoph Willibald Gluck, Letter (in the hand of his wife and signed by her in his name) to Franz Kruthoffer, Vienna, 30 December 1781. Christie's, 11 Dec 2024, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3193963.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck, Letter (in the hand of his wife and signed by her in his name) to Franz Kruthoffer, Vienna, 30 December 1781. Christie's, 11 Dec 2024, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3193963.
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