S. Rachmaninov, signed photograph, framed and glazed, 1936 — Rachmaninov, Sergei

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Estimate: £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $1,599–$2,399
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Sale: Sotheby's — Music, Continental Books and Medieval Manuscripts, London · 1 December 2020
Record ID: TB-2026-4880187
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Sergei Rachmaninov, S. Rachmaninov, signed photograph, framed and glazed, 1936. Sotheby's, 1 Dec 2020, lot 61. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4880187.

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Sergei Rachmaninov, S. Rachmaninov, signed photograph, framed and glazed, 1936. Sotheby's, 1 Dec 2020, lot 61. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4880187.

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