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Letter signed to Friedrich Sebastian Mayer

Letter from Beethoven to Friedrich Sebastian Mayer, from Vienna, [probably April 8, 1806; Brandenburg dates April 10]. Autograph letters, signed, 1 p., oblong quarto.
Item Information
Material Type: 
Letter from Beethoven
Record Number: 
Lf3
Provenance: 
sold to an “English dealer” according to IFB notes
Catalog Concordance: 
BG 248; Anderson L130
Auction Information
Auction House: 
Sotheby's (New York)
Lot Number: 
403
Date of Sale: 
05/22/1985
Sender: 
Ludwig van Beethoven
Recipients: 
Friedrich Sebastian Mayer
Sold to: 
Antiquarian dealer
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking: 
Manuscript
Estimate Price: 
$25,000-35,000
Sale Price: 
$23000
Sale Price in U.S Currency: 
$23000
Hammer Price: 
$20000