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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,635–$7,725
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L13402, London · 6 June 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4181346
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giuseppe Verdi, autograph letter to the librettist alberto ghislanzoni,. Sotheby's, 6 Jun 2013, lot 493. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4181346.
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Giuseppe Verdi, autograph letter to the librettist alberto ghislanzoni,. Sotheby's, 6 Jun 2013, lot 493. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4181346.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Autograph manuscript of the Humoreske in C for piano, Op. 6 no. 3 | Edvard Grieg | £25,000–£30,000 | |
| One first edition and one early issue | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-1791. | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| First editions of the scores of the Masses K.257 and K.317 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-1791. | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| fragmenta poetarum veterum latinorum, quorum opera. geneva: henri est… | — | £400–£600 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Verdi | Italian Composer. A rare and excellent A.M.Q.S.,`G. Verdi | $5,430 est. | International Autograph Auctions, Dec 2020 | |
| Giuseppe Verdi | autograph musical quotation from "otello", signed ("gverdi") | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | two autograph letters, one signed ("gverdi") | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | autograph letter signed, to the organist and composer marco | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Verdi Giuseppe: (1813-1901) | International Autograph Auctions, Sep 2025 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | autograph draft letter to arrivabene, unsigned, about boito' | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | don carlos grand opéra en cinq actes [vocal score], paris: | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | unpublished autograph letter signed ("g.verdi"), about stagi | Sotheby's, May 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.