autograph draft letter to arrivabene, unsigned, about boito's mefistofele and german music — Verdi, Giuseppe

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Estimate: £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,520–$9,781
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Sale: Sotheby's — L13406, London · 27 November 2013
Record ID: TB-2026-4217785
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giuseppe Verdi, autograph draft letter to arrivabene, unsigned, about boito's mefistofele and german music. Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2013, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4217785.

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Giuseppe Verdi, autograph draft letter to arrivabene, unsigned, about boito's mefistofele and german music. Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2013, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4217785.

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