turandot, drama lirico, deluxe edition of the vocal score, milan: g. ricordi, [16 april] 1926 — Puccini, Giacomo

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Estimate: £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,594–$3,891
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Sale: Sotheby's — Musical Manuscripts, London · 23 May 2017
Record ID: TB-2026-4566719
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Giacomo Puccini, turandot, drama lirico, deluxe edition of the vocal score, milan: g. ricordi, [16 april] 1926. Sotheby's, 23 May 2017, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566719.

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Giacomo Puccini, turandot, drama lirico, deluxe edition of the vocal score, milan: g. ricordi, [16 april] 1926. Sotheby's, 23 May 2017, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566719.

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From the same sale Musical Manuscripts · May 2017

Lot	Artist	Estimate
four autograph letters, signed (“g.puccini”, “gp.”, and “giacomo”), …	Giacomo Puccini	£1,500–£2,000
printed visiting card, with an autograph inscription to erich fels, t…	Anton Bruckner	£4,000–£6,000
autograph working drafts for act i of der fliegende holländer and ein…	Richard Wagner	£50,000–£70,000
autograph manuscript of the four choruses op. 47, signed ("ernst krenek")	Ernst Krenek	£6,000–£8,000
autograph musical quotation from the trois romances op.11 no.1 in e-f…	Clara Schumann	£2,000–£3,000
good autograph letter signed (“gpuccini”), to his great confidante sy…	Giacomo Puccini	£1,500–£2,000

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