Lot 132 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
photographic portrait signed and inscribed with an autograph musical quotation from "madama butterfly"
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,189–$2,919
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 24 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4478407
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giacomo Puccini, photographic portrait signed and inscribed with an autograph musical quotation from "madama butterfly". Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478407.
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Giacomo Puccini, photographic portrait signed and inscribed with an autograph musical quotation from "madama butterfly". Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478407.
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From the same sale Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| the autograph catalogue of his music library, titled by him "kataloge." | Robert Schumann | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Fine autograph manuscript containing two works for piano | Bedrich Smetana | £40,000–£50,000 | |
| Collection of autograph manuscripts, including of "Masked Ball for Tw… | Selim Palmgren | £8,000–£10,000 | |
| notebook containing 19 letters by mendelssohn to schumann, from 1836 … | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| poetae minores graeci... accedunt etiam nuperae observationes radulpi… | — | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| collection of 14 humorous ink drawings, mostly on hunting or sporting… | Reiner Zimnik | £1,500–£2,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giacomo Puccini | remarkable photograph of the composer, showing him lighting | $4,688 | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | |
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| Giacomo Puccini | two fine autograph love-letters addressed to the singer rose | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | humorous autograph verse on card, signed ("giacomo puccini") | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | photograph signed and inscribed on the image to his mistress | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | postcard photograph signed ("giacomopuccini") and inscribed | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | bound series of photographs of verdi's autograph manuscript | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.