- 82
# - Rossini, Gioacchino.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Carte-de-visite photograph and autograph letter, both signed ("G. Rossini")
1) Carte-de-visite photograph, signed and inscribed on the mount ("Offert a mon bien aimé Cte Alexis Pillet-Will Paris 17 Juin 1864)
by Numa Blanc & Cie, Paris, showing the composer standing at a table, holding a cane, image 8.5 x 5.4cm, Paris, 17 June 1864
2) Autograph letter signed ("G. Rossini"), to Tito Ricordi, sending him New Year's wishes, thanking him for the magnificent panettone bread that he sent him, discussing the success Braga has had with his opera Margherita la Mendicante, 1 page, integral autograph address-panel, Paris 17 January 1860, hinge repaired, browning at leading edge
by Numa Blanc & Cie, Paris, showing the composer standing at a table, holding a cane, image 8.5 x 5.4cm, Paris, 17 June 1864
2) Autograph letter signed ("G. Rossini"), to Tito Ricordi, sending him New Year's wishes, thanking him for the magnificent panettone bread that he sent him, discussing the success Braga has had with his opera Margherita la Mendicante, 1 page, integral autograph address-panel, Paris 17 January 1860, hinge repaired, browning at leading edge
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
The Count and Countess Pillet-Will were close friends of the composer. It was in the chapel of their Paris town house that Rossini's Petite Messe solennelle was first performed on 14 March 1864. Tito Ricordi (1811-1888) was the leading force of the great publishing house of Ricordi during its period of greatest development.