Lot 52 · Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts
Collection of autograph manuscripts, including of "Masked Ball for Two Pianos", Op. 36
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,988–$6,235
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts, London · 29 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4526623
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Selim Palmgren, Collection of autograph manuscripts, including of "Masked Ball for Two Pianos", Op. 36. Sotheby's, 29 Nov 2016, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4526623.
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Selim Palmgren, Collection of autograph manuscripts, including of "Masked Ball for Two Pianos", Op. 36. Sotheby's, 29 Nov 2016, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4526623.
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| Four autograph letters signed | — | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selim Palmgren | Collection of autograph manuscripts, including of "Masked Ba | $3,319 | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | |
| Liszt, Franz. 1811-1886. Autograph Letter Signed | Liszt Franz: (1811-1886) | International Autograph Auctions, Mar 2023 | ||
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-1791. | W.A. Mozart. First edition of the full score of "Don Giovann | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-1791. | W.A. Mozart. First editions of the piano concertos K.238 and | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | autograph musical quotation from "otello", signed ("gverdi") | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-1791. | W.A. Mozart. First edition of the Piano Concerto no.11 in F, | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Liszt, Franz. 1811-1886. Autograph Letter Signed | Hungarian composer, pianist and teacher of the Romantic peri | International Autograph Auctions, Sep 2023 | ||
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-1791. | nineteenth-century lithograph of part of the lost autograph | Sotheby's, May 2018 |
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