Lot 277 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
four autograph musical quotations signed by puccini, leoncavallo, zandonai and tosti, inscribed to the great soprano rosina storchio
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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-2026-4363871
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giacomo Puccini, four autograph musical quotations signed by puccini, leoncavallo, zandonai and tosti, inscribed to the great soprano rosina storchio. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 277. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4363871.
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Giacomo Puccini, four autograph musical quotations signed by puccini, leoncavallo, zandonai and tosti, inscribed to the great soprano rosina storchio. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 277. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4363871.
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|---|---|---|---|
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