Lot 285 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
dictionnaire de musique, paris: la veuve duchesne, 1768
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,224–$1,835
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4362852
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-jacques Roussau, dictionnaire de musique, paris: la veuve duchesne, 1768. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 285. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362852.
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Jean-jacques Roussau, dictionnaire de musique, paris: la veuve duchesne, 1768. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 285. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362852.
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From the same sale Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| autograph manuscript of the poem "Alles, nur nicht die Gobelins!" | Karl Kraus | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| autograph manuscript of the poem "Die Bürger, die Kunstler und der Narr" | Karl Kraus | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| three portraits of Strauss by Max Liebermann, Ferdinand Schmutzer and… | Richard Strauss | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| three autograph letters signed ("Victor Hugo"; "V. Hugo") | Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| autograph manuscript of "Der kleine Mann und die kleine Miss" | Erich Kästner | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| opera non nulla a federico commandino urbinate nuper in latinum conve… | Archimedes | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-jacques Roussau | Rousseau Jean-Jacques: (1712-1778) | $1,252 est. | International Autograph Auctions, Dec 2024 | |
| Jean-jacques Roussau | French Writer and Philosopher. A good autograph manuscript, | International Autograph Auctions, Sep 2023 | ||
| Jean-jacques Roussau | French philosopher, writer and composer who influenced the p | International Autograph Auctions, Sep 2023 | ||
| Jean-jacques Roussau | A sketchbook containing studies of buildings and bridges in | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Jean-jacques Roussau | French Writer and Philosopher. An interesting autograph manu | International Autograph Auctions, Jul 2022 | ||
| Jean-jacques Roussau | Émile. Amsterdam, [après 1774]. 4 volumes in-12. Veau de l'é | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Jean-jacques Roussau | œuvres complètes... nouvelle édition. [paris, poinçot 1788-1 | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Jean-jacques Roussau | réunion de 2 éditions en maroquin de l'époque. | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 |
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.