important contemporary manuscript of the early organ prelude and fugue in c major, bwv 531, in the hand of johannes ringk — Bach, Johann Sebastian

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Estimate: £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $64,854–$90,796
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Sale: Sotheby's — Musical Manuscripts, London · 23 May 2017
Record ID: TB-2026-4566716
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Johann Sebastian Bach, important contemporary manuscript of the early organ prelude and fugue in c major, bwv 531, in the hand of johannes ringk. Sotheby's, 23 May 2017, lot 202. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566716.

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Johann Sebastian Bach, important contemporary manuscript of the early organ prelude and fugue in c major, bwv 531, in the hand of johannes ringk. Sotheby's, 23 May 2017, lot 202. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566716.

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