G. F. Handel. Fine eighteenth-century German manuscript of the Eight Keyboard Suites — Handel, George Frideric

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Estimate: £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,245–$5,659
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Sale: Sotheby's — Music: Books & Manuscripts, London · 8 June 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-4932641
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Handel, George Frederic. 1685-1759., G. F. Handel. Fine eighteenth-century German manuscript of the Eight Keyboard Suites. Sotheby's, 8 Jun 2021, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4932641.

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Handel, George Frederic. 1685-1759., G. F. Handel. Fine eighteenth-century German manuscript of the Eight Keyboard Suites. Sotheby's, 8 Jun 2021, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4932641.

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