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Auction archive: Lot number 230

CHOPIN, AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO FRANCHOMME, 1846

Estimate
£20,000 - £25,000
ca. US$32,427 - US$40,534
Price realised:
£67,250
ca. US$109,037
Auction archive: Lot number 230

CHOPIN, AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO FRANCHOMME, 1846

Estimate
£20,000 - £25,000
ca. US$32,427 - US$40,534
Price realised:
£67,250
ca. US$109,037
Beschreibung:

Chopin, Frédéric. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("CH"), TO HIS BELOVED FRIEND THE CELLIST AUGUSTE FRANCHOMME, ABOUT HIS MUSIC, ESPECIALLY THE POLONAISE FANTAISIE OP.61, Writing from Nohant to Franchomme who was acting for him in Paris, he expresses his annoyance that his publisher [Brandus] is away and that there is no one to take possession of his manuscripts, he requests that the name of Madame Veyret be added as dedicatee of the Polonaise-Fantaisie Op.61, he discusses financial matters relating to the publication of his music, relays the best wishes of George Sand and asks to be remembered to Jane Stirling, his last love, 4 pages, 8vo, with autograph envelope, with red seal, Nohant, 13 September [18]46, creased at folds ...Aussi aye la bonté de ne pas leur confier mes manuscrits sans toucher l'argent convenu, et envoye m'en aussitôt un billet de cinq cents fr. dans ta lettre...Garde-moi tes millions pour autre fois...Ajoute...au titre de la Polonaise "dédiée à Madame A. Veyret"...

Auction archive: Lot number 230
Auction:
Datum:
8 Jun 2011
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
Beschreibung:

Chopin, Frédéric. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("CH"), TO HIS BELOVED FRIEND THE CELLIST AUGUSTE FRANCHOMME, ABOUT HIS MUSIC, ESPECIALLY THE POLONAISE FANTAISIE OP.61, Writing from Nohant to Franchomme who was acting for him in Paris, he expresses his annoyance that his publisher [Brandus] is away and that there is no one to take possession of his manuscripts, he requests that the name of Madame Veyret be added as dedicatee of the Polonaise-Fantaisie Op.61, he discusses financial matters relating to the publication of his music, relays the best wishes of George Sand and asks to be remembered to Jane Stirling, his last love, 4 pages, 8vo, with autograph envelope, with red seal, Nohant, 13 September [18]46, creased at folds ...Aussi aye la bonté de ne pas leur confier mes manuscrits sans toucher l'argent convenu, et envoye m'en aussitôt un billet de cinq cents fr. dans ta lettre...Garde-moi tes millions pour autre fois...Ajoute...au titre de la Polonaise "dédiée à Madame A. Veyret"...

Auction archive: Lot number 230
Auction:
Datum:
8 Jun 2011
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
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