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Chopin, Frédéric
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- Chopin, Frédéric
- Printed document signed twice ("FFChopin"), about five early works published in London, including the Nocturnes op.15 and the four Mazurkas op.17
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in which Chopin acknowledges payment of twenty pounds from the London publishers Christian Rudolph Wessel & Co. for assigning the copyright and ownership rights within Great Britain regarding five works named as "Op.13, Fantaisie sur des Airs Polonois/ Op.14 Krakowiak/ Op.15 Trois Nocturnes"/ Op.16 Rondo Elegant/ Op.17 Trois [sic!] Mazurkas", the titles in brown ink in another hand, and witnessed by Chopin's amanuensis and friend Julian Fontana ("J Fontana")
1 page, folio (c.37.5 x 24cm), dated twice [London] November 1833, altered at the foot of the page to read "Paris, 6 April 1836", embossed duty stamp, docketed on title-panel on verso: "No.3//...Op.13.14.15.16.17" (dated in another hand in blue ink "1836", and altered in pencil to 1833), some browning to right-hand margins and to folds on verso
1 page, folio (c.37.5 x 24cm), dated twice [London] November 1833, altered at the foot of the page to read "Paris, 6 April 1836", embossed duty stamp, docketed on title-panel on verso: "No.3//...Op.13.14.15.16.17" (dated in another hand in blue ink "1836", and altered in pencil to 1833), some browning to right-hand margins and to folds on verso
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
This is the earliest copyright assignment signed by Chopin to have appeared for sale, and indeed these five works were the first by him to be published by the London firm of C.F. Wessel. Designed to be issued simultaneously in London, Leipzig and Paris, Wessel's edition of Chopin's Fantaisie Brillante sur des Airs Nationaux Polonois op.13 appeared in April 1834, evidently the same month as Schlesinger's Paris edition. He issued the Krakowiak, Grand Rondo de Concert, in May 1834, possibly (but not certainly) predating the continental editions. Op.15 was published as Les Zephyrs. 7me 8me et 9me Nocturnes, pour le Piano Forte in May 1834, and Op.16 as Rondo Elegant in August 1834, the same month as the famous set of Four (despite the description here) Mazurkas Op.17, as Souvenir de la Pologne. Troisième Recueil, de Mazurkas.