Lot 135 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
two remarkable autograph letters signed ("giacomo"), to sybil seligman, about his separation from his wife elvira
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,919–$4,379
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 24 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4478462
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giacomo Puccini, two remarkable autograph letters signed ("giacomo"), to sybil seligman, about his separation from his wife elvira. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478462.
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Giacomo Puccini, two remarkable autograph letters signed ("giacomo"), to sybil seligman, about his separation from his wife elvira. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478462.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giacomo Puccini | autograph letter signed twice (“gpuccini”), to alfredo casel | $3,301 | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | |
| Giacomo Puccini | autograph autobiographical letter signed ("gpuccini"), to hi | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | good autograph letter signed (“gpuccini”), to his great conf | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | three autograph letters and one autograph postcard signed (“ | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | two autograph letters, one signed (“gpuccini”), to sybil sel | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | four autograph letters and a short note signed (“gp” or pucc | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | G. Puccini. Autograph letter signed ("Giacomo Puccini"), abo | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | autograph letter signed twice ("gpuccini"), written wholly i | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 |
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.