Lot 273 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
album of early photographs of puccini, by his friend alfredo caselli
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,059–$4,588
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4363038
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giacomo Puccini, album of early photographs of puccini, by his friend alfredo caselli. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 273. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4363038.
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Giacomo Puccini, album of early photographs of puccini, by his friend alfredo caselli. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 273. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4363038.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giacomo Puccini | cabinet-style photograph signed and inscribed on the image ( | $3,136 | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | |
| Giacomo Puccini | three autograph letters to sybil seligman, signed ("giacomo" | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | photographic portrait signed and inscribed with an autograph | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | photograph signed and inscribed on the image to his mistress | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | postcard photograph signed ("giacomopuccini") and inscribed | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | two fine autograph love-letters addressed to the singer rose | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | autograph musical quotation from the opera suor angelica sig | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | G. Puccini. Large photograph signed and inscribed to Sybil S | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 |
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.