Lot 40 · Musical Manuscripts
early french manuscript of the opera "cadmus et hermione"
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,655–$3,319
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Manuscripts, London · 28 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4619755
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4619755 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4619755
Jean-baptiste Lully, early french manuscript of the opera "cadmus et hermione". Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2017, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4619755.
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Jean-baptiste Lully, early french manuscript of the opera "cadmus et hermione". Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2017, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4619755.
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From the same sale Musical Manuscripts · Nov 2017
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