Lot 270 · Music, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental Books
fine autograph manuscript of "sainte françois d'assise", signed twice and inscribed by gounod to the painter carolus-duran, in a fine binding by gruel, 1889-1891
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $19,216–$25,622
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental Books, London · 4 December 2018
- Dimensions
- 35 x 27cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4708855
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Gounod, fine autograph manuscript of "sainte françois d'assise", signed twice and inscribed by gounod to the painter carolus-duran, in a fine binding by gruel, 1889-1891. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2018, lot 270. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4708855.
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Charles Gounod, fine autograph manuscript of "sainte françois d'assise", signed twice and inscribed by gounod to the painter carolus-duran, in a fine binding by gruel, 1889-1891. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2018, lot 270. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4708855.
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