autograph musical quotation from act three of the opera "zazà", signed and inscribed by the composer "...zaza atto iiio r leoncavallo berlino 22 maggio 1904"), together with autograph quotations by carlos chávez and julián bautista — Leoncavallo, Ruggero

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Estimate: £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,205–$1,807
Result
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Sale: Sotheby's — Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts, London · 7 December 2015
Dimensions: 12.5 x 18.5cm
Record ID: TB-2026-4430539
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Ruggero Leoncavallo, autograph musical quotation from act three of the opera "zazà", signed and inscribed by the composer "...zaza atto iiio r leoncavallo berlino 22 maggio 1904"), together with autograph quotations by carlos chávez and julián bautista. Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2015, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4430539.

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Ruggero Leoncavallo, autograph musical quotation from act three of the opera "zazà", signed and inscribed by the composer "...zaza atto iiio r leoncavallo berlino 22 maggio 1904"), together with autograph quotations by carlos chávez and julián bautista. Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2015, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4430539.

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