Lot 213 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
two autograph notes, one about beethoven, gluck and handel, and memoranda about his finances in 1898
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- Estimate
- £1,800–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,825–$3,139
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 20 November 2014
- Dimensions
- 18 x7 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4308976
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giuseppe Verdi, two autograph notes, one about beethoven, gluck and handel, and memoranda about his finances in 1898. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2014, lot 213. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4308976.
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Giuseppe Verdi, two autograph notes, one about beethoven, gluck and handel, and memoranda about his finances in 1898. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2014, lot 213. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4308976.
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From the same sale Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts · Nov 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visiting card inscribed by Verdi in 1852, and an autograph letter sig… | Giuseppe Verdi | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| sept manifestes dada. paris: diorama, 1924 | Tristan Tzara | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| index librorum prohibitorum cum regulis confectis per patres a triden… | — | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| first and early editions of string quartets and quintets, in parts | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-1791. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| a collection of five volumes from the bodoni press, all in contempora… | — | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| filmgegner von heute - filmfreunde von morgen. berlin: hermann recken… | Hans Richter | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Verdi | Autograph letter signed ('G. Verdi') to Francesco Maria Piav | $2,905 | Christie's, Jul 2024 | |
| Giuseppe Verdi | Italian Composer. A very fine A.L.S., `G. Verdi | International Autograph Auctions, Apr 2022 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Italian Composer. A.L.S., G. Verdi, one page, 8vo, Santa Aga | International Autograph Auctions, Mar 2020 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Verdi receives his wine | International Autograph Auctions, Mar 2026 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Rare Autograph Musica Quotation signed by Verdi from Falstaf | International Autograph Auctions, Dec 2024 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Autograph letter signed ('G. Verdi') to [Carlo] Baucardé, 4, | Christie's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Verdi Giuseppe: (1813-1901) | International Autograph Auctions, Mar 2023 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | autograph letter signed, to the organist and composer marco | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 |
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.