remarkable long autograph musical quotation from the violin concerto no.1 (op. 6), the opening theme of the "rondò" finale, signed and dated by the composer ("nicolò paganini boulogne il io maggio 1831") — Paganini, Niccolò

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Estimate: £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $12,971–$19,456
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Sale: Sotheby's — Musical Manuscripts, London · 23 May 2017
Record ID: TB-2026-4566748
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Niccolò Paganini, remarkable long autograph musical quotation from the violin concerto no.1 (op. 6), the opening theme of the "rondò" finale, signed and dated by the composer ("nicolò paganini boulogne il io maggio 1831"). Sotheby's, 23 May 2017, lot 233. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566748.

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Niccolò Paganini, remarkable long autograph musical quotation from the violin concerto no.1 (op. 6), the opening theme of the "rondò" finale, signed and dated by the composer ("nicolò paganini boulogne il io maggio 1831"). Sotheby's, 23 May 2017, lot 233. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566748.

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