autograph letter signed (“bellini”), to the publisher giovanni ricordi, about a pirated score of norma, 16 february 1833 — Bellini, Vincenzo

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Estimate: £4,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,282–$6,602
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Sale: Sotheby's — Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection Part 1, Music, London · 26 October 2017
Record ID: TB-2026-4606411
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Vincenzo Bellini, autograph letter signed (“bellini”), to the publisher giovanni ricordi, about a pirated score of norma, 16 february 1833. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2017, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606411.

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Vincenzo Bellini, autograph letter signed (“bellini”), to the publisher giovanni ricordi, about a pirated score of norma, 16 february 1833. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2017, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606411.

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