Lot 126 · Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection Part 1, Music
autograph musical quotation from 'the swan of tuonela' op.22 no.2, signed and inscribed by the composer ("tuonelas swan...jean sibelius")
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,981–$2,641
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection Part 1, Music, London · 26 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4606336
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Sibelius, autograph musical quotation from 'the swan of tuonela' op.22 no.2, signed and inscribed by the composer ("tuonelas swan...jean sibelius"). Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2017, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606336.
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Jean Sibelius, autograph musical quotation from 'the swan of tuonela' op.22 no.2, signed and inscribed by the composer ("tuonelas swan...jean sibelius"). Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2017, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606336.
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From the same sale Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection Part 1, Music · Oct 2017
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