Lot 186 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
autograph manuscript of "the lamentations of dr. johann faustus" ("die weheklagen des d. johann fausten"), partly unpublished
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $15,695–$23,543
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 20 November 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4308964
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alfred Schnittke, autograph manuscript of "the lamentations of dr. johann faustus" ("die weheklagen des d. johann fausten"), partly unpublished. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2014, lot 186. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4308964.
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Alfred Schnittke, autograph manuscript of "the lamentations of dr. johann faustus" ("die weheklagen des d. johann fausten"), partly unpublished. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2014, lot 186. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4308964.
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