Autographs, Manuscripts and Photographs
Oct 28, 2020
France
Le Park Palace Avenue de la Costa 98000, Monaco
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The following lots are subject to Artist's Resale Right (an additional 3% will be added to hammer price)
(Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional)
Lots 717, 721, 757
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LOT 709:
ANTON RUBINSTEIN (1829-1894)
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Start price:
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800
Estimated price:
€800 - €1,200
Auction house commission: 27%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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ANTON RUBINSTEIN (1829-1894)
Autograph letter to the Dutch composer and organist Edouard Silas, who taught in London and that Rubinstein had missed on the occasion of a stay there. Peterhof, 6th / 18th VI. 1876. 1 p. in-8°. “... God himself was against answering letters because he made man’s life so short... You wrote to me three times in London, I really didn’t have time to read these letters to answer - if I had met you where, you could have convinced yourself that I, on my part, I am always happy to know a person like you and to be in a collegial relationship with – and without paying attention to whether you have listed something of mine or not ...”.
