Lot 27 · Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts
autograph musical quotation from the first symphony, signed and inscribed ("from the symphony in a flat...edward elgar"),
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,494–$3,741
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts, London · 29 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4526618
- Record
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Sir Edward Elgar, autograph musical quotation from the first symphony, signed and inscribed ("from the symphony in a flat...edward elgar"),. Sotheby's, 29 Nov 2016, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4526618.
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Sir Edward Elgar, autograph musical quotation from the first symphony, signed and inscribed ("from the symphony in a flat...edward elgar"),. Sotheby's, 29 Nov 2016, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4526618.
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From the same sale Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts · Nov 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four autograph letters signed | — | £1,200–£1,500 | |
| Collection of autograph manuscripts, including of "Masked Ball for Tw… | Selim Palmgren | £4,000–£5,000 | |
| Two autograph letters signed | — | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Collection of autograph letters signed | — | £4,500–£6,000 | |
| Two autograph letters and one typed letter signed | — | £600–£800 | |
| Collection mostly of autograph letters | — | £2,000–£3,000 |
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| Sir Edward Elgar | fine autograph musical quotation from the violin concerto, s | $5,736 | Sotheby's, May 2015 | |
| Sir Edward Elgar | cabinet-style photograph signed ("edwardelgar: feb 10:1901") | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Sir Edward Elgar | dora penny's own extra-illustrated copy of her memoir of elg | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Autograph letter signed ('Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy') to [ | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Beethoven, Ludwig Van. 1770-1827. | [fifth symphony]. sinfonie pour 2 violons, 2 violes, violonc | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Beethoven, Ludwig Van. 1770-1827. | Fidelio, Drame Lyrique en Trois Actes. Paris: A Farrenc, [18 | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Sir Edward Elgar | autograph sketches for "the dream of gerontius" op.38 | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Sir Edward Elgar | cabinet-style photograph signed ("edward elgar") on the imag | Sotheby's, May 2015 |
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