Lot 44 · Musical Manuscripts
the autograph working manuscripts of two opéras-comiques, containing extensive music not found in the printed editions
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,022–$2,697
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Manuscripts, London · 28 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4619770
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Victor Massé, the autograph working manuscripts of two opéras-comiques, containing extensive music not found in the printed editions. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2017, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4619770.
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Victor Massé, the autograph working manuscripts of two opéras-comiques, containing extensive music not found in the printed editions. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2017, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4619770.
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From the same sale Musical Manuscripts · Nov 2017
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