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ALS to A.M. Schlesinger in Berlin

Autograph letter with signature to A.M. Schlesinger in Berlin, regarding the sonatas Opus 109-111, dated Nov. 20, 1822. 8 sides, quarto, with broken seal and address, damage to the paper at the site of the seal and also minor creasing damage, repaired (lone letter hidden), watermark “Vander Ley.”

Item Information
Material Type: 
Letter from Beethoven
Record Number: 
Lf49
Catalog Concordance: 
BG 1458, not in Anderson.
Auction Information
Auction House: 
Stargardt
Lot Number: 
822
Date of Sale: 
03/19/1997
Buyer: 
Albi Rosenthal?
Sender: 
Ludwig van Beethoven
Recipients: 
A.M. Schlesinger
Sold to: 
Private collector outside U.S.; now at Beethoven-Haus (NE 213)
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking: 
Manuscript
Estimate Price: 
60,000 DM
Sale Price: 
80500 DM
Sale Price in U.S Currency: 
$49669
Hammer Price: 
70000 DM