autograph manuscript containing drafts and sketches for the operetta "der lustige krieg" — Strauss, Johann II

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Estimate: £8,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $13,041–$16,301
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Sale: Sotheby's — L13406, London · 27 November 2013
Record ID: TB-2026-4217849
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Johann Strauss, autograph manuscript containing drafts and sketches for the operetta "der lustige krieg". Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2013, lot 246. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4217849.

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Johann Strauss, autograph manuscript containing drafts and sketches for the operetta "der lustige krieg". Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2013, lot 246. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4217849.

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