Lot 42 · Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection Part 1, Music
fine autograph letter signed ("gluck"), to franz kruthoffer, about his operas alceste and armide, 29 august 1776
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $26,408–$39,612
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection Part 1, Music, London · 26 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4606376
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Christoph Willibald Gluck, fine autograph letter signed ("gluck"), to franz kruthoffer, about his operas alceste and armide, 29 august 1776. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2017, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606376.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck, fine autograph letter signed ("gluck"), to franz kruthoffer, about his operas alceste and armide, 29 august 1776. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2017, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606376.
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From the same sale Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection Part 1, Music · Oct 2017
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