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Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Leoncavallo, Ruggero
- Collection of letters and photographs signed by Leoncavallo, Pietro Mascagni, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari and Riccardo Zandonai
- paper
LEONCAVALLO. Two letters, one containing a musical quotation from I medici, 2 pages, 15 October 1896, the other written a week before the première of his opera La Bohème, angrily laying claim to precedence against Puccini over the libretto and the music to the opera, on which he has worked for two years, with many furious underlinings, 4 pages, 8vo, Pallanza, 2 April 1897, together with a carte-de-visite photograph signed and a visiting card signed and inscribed—MASCAGNI. Early letter (“Pietro”) to Alfredo Soffredini (about Ponchielli), 1 page, on a postcard, Milan, 16 May [18]82—WOLF-FERRARI. Autograph musical quotation from Il campiello (Gasparina's aria 'Bondì, Venezia cara'), Milan, 14 February [year XIV]--ZANDONAI. Two autograph musical quotations (from Francesca di Rimini and Conchita) and two letters (one a postcard)--together with a secretarial letter by GRIEG (1894), in Italian, and carte-de-visite and cabinet-style photographs signed by Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1902), Ada Negri, Cesare Lombroso and two others unsigned of Francesco Crispi, 15 items in all
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."