autograph letter signed ("j.br."), to his friend the music critic eduard hanslick, 31 december 1893 — Brahms, Johannes

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Estimate: £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,641–$3,961
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Sale: Sotheby's — Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection Part 1, Music, London · 26 October 2017
Record ID: TB-2026-4606380
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Brahms, Johannes. 1833-1897. Autograph Letter Signed, autograph letter signed ("j.br."), to his friend the music critic eduard hanslick, 31 december 1893. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2017, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606380.

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Brahms, Johannes. 1833-1897. Autograph Letter Signed, autograph letter signed ("j.br."), to his friend the music critic eduard hanslick, 31 december 1893. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2017, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606380.

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