Lot 80 · Toscanini
bound series of photographs of verdi's autograph manuscript of the 'sinfonia' for aida, composed for the italian premiere but then withdrawn, annotated by toscanini
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,195–$4,793
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Toscanini, London · 28 November 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4131179
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giuseppe Verdi, bound series of photographs of verdi's autograph manuscript of the 'sinfonia' for aida, composed for the italian premiere but then withdrawn, annotated by toscanini. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2012, lot 80. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4131179.
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Giuseppe Verdi, bound series of photographs of verdi's autograph manuscript of the 'sinfonia' for aida, composed for the italian premiere but then withdrawn, annotated by toscanini. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2012, lot 80. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4131179.
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