persée, tragédie mise en musique, paris: christophe ballard, 1682 — Lully, Jean-Baptiste

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Estimate: £8,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $10,760–$13,450
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Sale: Sotheby's — Musical Manuscripts, London · 22 May 2018
Dimensions: 35.5 x 23.5cm
Record ID: TB-2026-4663182
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Jean-baptiste Lully, persée, tragédie mise en musique, paris: christophe ballard, 1682. Sotheby's, 22 May 2018, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4663182.

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Jean-baptiste Lully, persée, tragédie mise en musique, paris: christophe ballard, 1682. Sotheby's, 22 May 2018, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4663182.

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