Lot 307 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
remarkable large cabinet-style photograph signed and inscribed to "the incomparable" francesco tamagno, the creator of the role of otello, on the occasion of the première
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $12,236–$15,295
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4363700
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giuseppe Verdi, remarkable large cabinet-style photograph signed and inscribed to "the incomparable" francesco tamagno, the creator of the role of otello, on the occasion of the première. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 307. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4363700.
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Giuseppe Verdi, remarkable large cabinet-style photograph signed and inscribed to "the incomparable" francesco tamagno, the creator of the role of otello, on the occasion of the première. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 307. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4363700.
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