- 138
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Six Sonates pour le Clavecin qui peuvent se jouer avec L'accompagnement de Violon ou Flaute Traversiere Très humblement dediées a sa Majesté...par I.G. Wolfgang Mozart Agé de huit Ans Oeuvre III [K.10-15] [the keyboard and violin/flute parts in score], London: Printed for the Author and sold at his Lodgings At M.r Williamson in Thrift Street Soho, [1765]
- Paper
Haberkamp's second edition, first issue (issued without a separate violoncello part), 31 pages, engraved throughout, dedication to Queen Charlotte dated 18 January 1765, manuscript price annotation to title ("Prix f2.10"), some music of the score on fold-outs (pages 3 and 17-2), pages 7 and 27 blank, title-page stained and reinforced with blue paper along left-hand edge, small tear with loss to lower right-hand corner of title, some fraying at edges, last leaf laid down on an unrelated leaf of eighteenth-century printed keyboard music, some light damp-staining to lower margins, creasing to page three fold-out
Literature
Haberkamp, pp. 72-73; RISM M 6346
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
Rare. Editions of these sonatas, among the very earliest of Mozart's published compositions, are exceptionally rare at auction. A copy of this issue has not been appeared in these rooms during the last 15 years. Haberkamp identifies two editions, the first with a separate violoncello part and with a title-page marked "et d'un Violoncelle", without, however, ascertaining for sure whether the first and second editions appeared simultaneously or whether one appeared slightly earlier than the other.