- 2
Album.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- The autograph album of Henry Dexter Truscott, containing autograph musical quotations and inscriptions, including by
Richard Strauss (autograph musical quotation from the Symphonia domestica, signed "DrRichardStrauss", 5 bars ), dated 5 November 1936), Edward Elgar (at a performance of The Kingdom at the Albert Hall, 2 March 1929), Vaughan Williams, Walton (autograph musical quotation, signed), Ireland (autograph musical quotation from the Phantasie Trio), Bax, Barbirolli, Roger Quilter, Isobel Baillie, Plunket Greene, Noël Coward, Henry Wood, Margaret Balfour, Malcolm Sargent, Ethel Smyth, Clara Butt, Lionel Tertis, Cyril Scott, Cedric Sharpe, Nellie Melba, Albert Coates, Thomas Beecham, T. C. Sterndale Bennett, Arthur Bliss (two-bar autograph musical quotation from Rout), Boult, Weingartner, Albert Sammons, Emilio Pujol (two-bar autograph musical quotation of a 'Berceuse for guitar', signed), Léon Fastovsky, Herbert Oliver, Wilhelm Ganz, Phyllis Lett, Adelina Patti, Frederic Lamond, Lawrence Kellie, Thomas Lea Southgate, Frederick Corder, George Henschel, Edward German, Frank Bridge, Frederic Cowen, Nellie Chaplin, and many others
73 leaves, plus blanks, oblong octavo (c.14 x 21.2cm), ring binder in red morocco gilt, London 1909-1939, where indicated
73 leaves, plus blanks, oblong octavo (c.14 x 21.2cm), ring binder in red morocco gilt, London 1909-1939, where indicated
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A remarkable album formerly belonging to Henry Dexter Truscott, a one-time Master of the Worshipful Company of Musicians and a composer in his own right.