autograph letter signed, in french, to [hans von bronsart,] the intendant of the opera house in weimar, 10 february 1888 — Verdi, Giuseppe

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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-2026-4606423
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Giuseppe Verdi, autograph letter signed, in french, to [hans von bronsart,] the intendant of the opera house in weimar, 10 february 1888. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2017, lot 145. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606423.

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Giuseppe Verdi, autograph letter signed, in french, to [hans von bronsart,] the intendant of the opera house in weimar, 10 february 1888. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2017, lot 145. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606423.

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