Lot 211 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
two autograph letters signed ("gpuccini" and "leoncavallo")
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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-2026-4362880
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giacomo Puccini, two autograph letters signed ("gpuccini" and "leoncavallo"). Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 211. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362880.
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Giacomo Puccini, two autograph letters signed ("gpuccini" and "leoncavallo"). Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 211. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362880.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giacomo Puccini | Autograph letter signed ('G.P.') to [Rose Ader] ('Adorata mi | $1,402 | Christie's, Dec 2022 | |
| Giacomo Puccini | Autograph letter signed (with the pet-name 'Muckili') to [Ro | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | Autograph letter signed ('Puccini') to Sybil Seligman, Torre | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | autograph letter on a postcard, about "manon lescaut", signe | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | autograph musical quotation from "la bohème", signed ("giaco | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | Autograph letter signed ('Giacomo') to Rose [Ader], Regina-P | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | autograph musical quotation from la bohème, signed and inscr | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | autograph letter signed ("gpuccini"), about motor-boats | Sotheby's, May 2015 |
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.