Lot 192 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
two autograph letters signed ("h. berlioz"), one, unpublished, about his roméo et juliette
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,835–$2,294
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4362966
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hector Berlioz 1803-1869, two autograph letters signed ("h. berlioz"), one, unpublished, about his roméo et juliette. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 192. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362966.
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Hector Berlioz 1803-1869, two autograph letters signed ("h. berlioz"), one, unpublished, about his roméo et juliette. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 192. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362966.
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 | Berlioz inscribes a large portrait for one of his students | $6,588 est. | International Autograph Auctions, Dec 2024 | |
| Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 | French Composer. A rare and extremely fine A.M.Q.S., `H. Ber | International Autograph Auctions, Sep 2023 | ||
| Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 | autograph draft of a review of his own music from la damnati | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 | autograph letter signed ("hector berlioz"), to prince gregor | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 | autograph letter signed ("h. berlioz"), to the publisher gio | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 | berlioz (hector). lettre autographe signée à son père, datée | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 | lettre autographe signée à son fils louis berlioz. [paris, 3 | Sotheby's, Feb 2017 | ||
| Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 | commentaire de dante. manuscrit autographe musical signé h. | Sotheby's, May 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.