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ALS to Antonie Brentano

Autograph letter signed “Ludwig van Beethoven” to Antonie Brentano, Vienna, Feb. 6, 1816. 3 p., quarto, integral autograph address leaf, with address in German and other information in French, with light impression of ownership stamp of Bettina Brentano (”BB”) beneath Beethoven’s signature sold with engraving of Beethoven by Höfel after Letronne, Vienna: Artaria, 1814, with inscription to Antonie Brentano.

Item Information
Material Type: 
Letter from Beethoven
Record Number: 
Lf2
Previous Owners: 
Brentano descendant
Provenance: 
Brentano family
Catalog Concordance: 
Anderson L607; Brandenburg no. 897
Auction Information
Auction House: 
Sotheby's (London)
Lot Number: 
4
Date of Sale: 
05/09/1985
Sender: 
Ludwig van Beethoven
Recipients: 
Antonie Brentano
Sold to: 
Private collector location unknown
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking: 
Manuscript
Estimate Price: 
£20,000-30,000
Sale Price: 
£55000
Sale Price in U.S Currency: 
$70950