autograph manuscript of the tarantella in a minor for piano, boldly signed and dated at the end (“r.leoncavallo riccione: agosto 1899”) — Leoncavallo, Ruggero

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Estimate: £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,259–$3,012
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Sale: Sotheby's — Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts, London · 7 December 2015
Record ID: TB-2026-4430528
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Ruggero Leoncavallo, autograph manuscript of the tarantella in a minor for piano, boldly signed and dated at the end (“r.leoncavallo riccione: agosto 1899”). Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2015, lot 224. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4430528.

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Ruggero Leoncavallo, autograph manuscript of the tarantella in a minor for piano, boldly signed and dated at the end (“r.leoncavallo riccione: agosto 1899”). Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2015, lot 224. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4430528.

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