Lot 111 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
partly autograph working manuscript of the four songs op.45, together with a collection of corrected proofs and russian first editions of the songs opp.36, 37, 45 and others
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $14,596–$21,894
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 24 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4478452
- Record
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Nikolai Medtner, partly autograph working manuscript of the four songs op.45, together with a collection of corrected proofs and russian first editions of the songs opp.36, 37, 45 and others. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478452.
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Nikolai Medtner, partly autograph working manuscript of the four songs op.45, together with a collection of corrected proofs and russian first editions of the songs opp.36, 37, 45 and others. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478452.
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|---|---|---|---|
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