typed letter signed (“maurice ravel”), about the piano concerto in g — Ravel, Maurice

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Estimate: £800–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,076–$1,345
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Sale: Sotheby's — Musical Manuscripts, London · 22 May 2018
Record ID: TB-2026-4663160
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Maurice Ravel, typed letter signed (“maurice ravel”), about the piano concerto in g. Sotheby's, 22 May 2018, lot 107. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4663160.

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Maurice Ravel, typed letter signed (“maurice ravel”), about the piano concerto in g. Sotheby's, 22 May 2018, lot 107. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4663160.

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