Lot 2 · Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection Part 1, Music
the hitherto-lost autograph manuscript of the song 'odia la pastorella', written within a letter to sophia, duchessa di cannizzaro, 30 april 1834
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £10,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $13,204–$15,845
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection Part 1, Music, London · 26 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4606435
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4606435 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4606435
Vincenzo Bellini, the hitherto-lost autograph manuscript of the song 'odia la pastorella', written within a letter to sophia, duchessa di cannizzaro, 30 april 1834. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2017, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606435.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4606435.
Vincenzo Bellini, the hitherto-lost autograph manuscript of the song 'odia la pastorella', written within a letter to sophia, duchessa di cannizzaro, 30 april 1834. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2017, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606435.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection Part 1, Music · Oct 2017
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincenzo Bellini | autograph manuscript draft of an operatic duet, "mancar mi s | $10,984 | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig Van. 1770-1827. | lock of the composer's greying hair, with an autograph lette | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Autograph letter signed ('Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy') to [ | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Richard Wagner | important autograph letter signed ("richard wagner"), to [th | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Richard Wagner | Autograph music manuscript, compositional draft for the conc | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Vincenzo Bellini | autograph letter signed (“bellini”), to the publisher giovan | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | autograph letter about the celebrated failure of "la traviat | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Autograph letter signed ('F. Mendelssohn') to Rudolph Gugel, | Christie's, Dec 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.