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Corrected copyist’s manuscript of Opus 81a

Copyist’s manuscript of Opus 81a with autograph inscription on t.p. “Wien 1810 am 30tes jenner Geschrieben bej der Ankunft Seiner Kaiserl. Hoheit der Verehrten Erzherzogs Rudolf von Ludwig van Beethoven,” with autograph additions and corrections. Single quire of 10 leaves (19 p. including the title and two integral blanks), four systems on eight staves per page, black ink and pencil, oblong quarto, 23 x 30.5 cm., sewn (some Fraying to the edges), a single stock of paper, median sheets watermarked with merchant’s name Gebr. Kiesling
Item Information
Material Type: 
Corrected copy
Record Number: 
Cc12
Works: 
Opus 81a
Provenance: 
Previously offered by Christie’s (London), 6/24/1992, unsold.
Auction Information
Auction House: 
Gros & Delletrez (Paris)
Lot Number: 
62
Date of Sale: 
05/17/2006
Sold to: 
unknown
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking: 
Manuscript
Estimate Price: 
€75,000-80,000
Sale Price: 
€84000
Sale Price in U.S Currency: 
$107684
Hammer Price: 
€70000