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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
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3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
- Manuscript memoranda relating to the accounts of the Weimar Court Theatre, 7 October 1794 to 28 March 1795, signed ("JWGoethe")
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set out on three openings (fols. 1v-2r; 2v-3r; 3v-4r), with title-page on fol. 1r ("Erinnerungen über die Theater Casse Rechnung vom 7 Octob: 1794 bis 28 März 1795"), comprising three columns, the first ("Erinnerungen"), in an apparently scribal hand, enumerating twelve points, the other two ("Beantwortungen" and "Resolutiones") responding to those points and annotated by at least three other hands, including those of Johann Seyfarth and Johann Lindenzweig, signed at the end by Goethe and Franz Kirms in the name of the "F. S. Hoftheater Commission"
...9. Laut der Autorisation vom 18 Junii 1794 sind für den Sänger HnMüller und dessen Sohn 11 xr wöchentlich auszuzahlen, seit dem 5ten October aber für den Vater allein wöchentlich 11 xr ausgezahlet worden...
4 leaves, folio (c. 42 x 35cm.), Weimar, 9 July 1803, some spotting and browning, central horizontal fold; together with an album leaf containing, among other entries, an autograph poem by Franz Hermann von Hermannsthal (1799-1875), dated and signed ("Wien, am 15. April 1872. Franz von Hermannsthal")
...9. Laut der Autorisation vom 18 Junii 1794 sind für den Sänger HnMüller und dessen Sohn 11 xr wöchentlich auszuzahlen, seit dem 5ten October aber für den Vater allein wöchentlich 11 xr ausgezahlet worden...
4 leaves, folio (c. 42 x 35cm.), Weimar, 9 July 1803, some spotting and browning, central horizontal fold; together with an album leaf containing, among other entries, an autograph poem by Franz Hermann von Hermannsthal (1799-1875), dated and signed ("Wien, am 15. April 1872. Franz von Hermannsthal")
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
Between 1791 and 1817 Goethe was Director of the Weimar Court Theatre, transforming it during this time from relative insignificance to a position of national importance.