Lot 309 · 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
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $918–$1,224
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Dimensions
- 11 x 13.8cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4362538
- 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, 28 May 2015, lot 309. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362538.
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Giuseppe Verdi, two autograph notes, one about beethoven, gluck and handel, and memoranda about his finances in 1898. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 309. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362538.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| autograph manuscript of the poem "Alles, nur nicht die Gobelins!" | Karl Kraus | £2,000–£3,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Giuseppe Verdi | Italian Composer. Autograph 5.5 x 3.5 envelope addressed to | International Autograph Auctions, Dec 2021 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Verdi Giuseppe: (1813-1901) | International Autograph Auctions, Nov 2022 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Autograph letter signed ('G. Verdi') to Giuseppe De Amicis, | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Picasso and the Human Comedy, New York: Harcourt, Brace and | Bonhams, Jan 2023 |
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.