Lot 243 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
autograph letter signed ("ch. gounod"), to his publisher heugel, about mireille
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $612–$918
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4363040
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Gounod, autograph letter signed ("ch. gounod"), to his publisher heugel, about mireille. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 243. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4363040.
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Charles Gounod, autograph letter signed ("ch. gounod"), to his publisher heugel, about mireille. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 243. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4363040.
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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 | |
| opera non nulla a federico commandino urbinate nuper in latinum conve… | Archimedes | £2,000–£3,000 |
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