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Auction archive: Lot number 2

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$6,719 - US$9,407
Price realised:
£20,000
ca. US$26,879
Auction archive: Lot number 2

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$6,719 - US$9,407
Price realised:
£20,000
ca. US$26,879
Beschreibung:

Beethoven, Ludwig van AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("IHR ERGEBENER BEETHOVEN"), TO JOHANN SPEER asking him to let him know the terms in connexion with the sale of his house, stating that one of his friends might be prepared to purchase it, requesting accurate and detailed information on three points, concerning firstly the valuation of the house together with the vineyard, secondly the arrangements he has made with the vineyard employee, and thirdly the mortgage, noting that the buyer whom he would introduce to him might be very meticulous while at the same time largely willing to comply with his wishes, informing him also that he does not know how long he shall be there, but that he is always at his disposal "...Ich bitte Sie mir nur gefälligst die Bedingniße, was den Verkauf ihres Hauses betrift, bekannt zu machen, da ich glaube, daß einer meiner Freunde, wovon ich ihnen schon sagte, vieleicht das Hauß kaufen würde, zu wissen wäre fur's erste nöthig: 1) wie hoch Sie das Haus Samt weingarten etc anschlagen?..." 3 pages, 4to ( c .23.5 x 20cm), autograph address panel, [Mödling, possibly beginning of September 1820], reassembled on restorer's paper, with minimal loss of text

Auction archive: Lot number 2
Auction:
Datum:
22 May 2018
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
Beschreibung:

Beethoven, Ludwig van AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("IHR ERGEBENER BEETHOVEN"), TO JOHANN SPEER asking him to let him know the terms in connexion with the sale of his house, stating that one of his friends might be prepared to purchase it, requesting accurate and detailed information on three points, concerning firstly the valuation of the house together with the vineyard, secondly the arrangements he has made with the vineyard employee, and thirdly the mortgage, noting that the buyer whom he would introduce to him might be very meticulous while at the same time largely willing to comply with his wishes, informing him also that he does not know how long he shall be there, but that he is always at his disposal "...Ich bitte Sie mir nur gefälligst die Bedingniße, was den Verkauf ihres Hauses betrift, bekannt zu machen, da ich glaube, daß einer meiner Freunde, wovon ich ihnen schon sagte, vieleicht das Hauß kaufen würde, zu wissen wäre fur's erste nöthig: 1) wie hoch Sie das Haus Samt weingarten etc anschlagen?..." 3 pages, 4to ( c .23.5 x 20cm), autograph address panel, [Mödling, possibly beginning of September 1820], reassembled on restorer's paper, with minimal loss of text

Auction archive: Lot number 2
Auction:
Datum:
22 May 2018
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
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