Lot 259 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
autograph letter signed (“pietro metastasio”), to count fattiboni, about writing librettos, and fattiboni’s libretto “mosè in egitto”
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£1,800 hammer ≈ $2,294–$2,753
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4362965
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pietro Metastasio, autograph letter signed (“pietro metastasio”), to count fattiboni, about writing librettos, and fattiboni’s libretto “mosè in egitto”. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 259. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362965.
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Pietro Metastasio, autograph letter signed (“pietro metastasio”), to count fattiboni, about writing librettos, and fattiboni’s libretto “mosè in egitto”. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 259. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362965.
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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 | |
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| autograph manuscript of "Der kleine Mann und die kleine Miss" | Erich Kästner | £15,000–£20,000 | |
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