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Autograph letter to Karl Holz

Autograph letter to Karl Holz written in the aftermath of nephew Karl van Beethoven’s suicide attempt. Beethoven seeks to discover the name of the policeman whom they saw and gives new of Karl’s re-arrest.1 p., oblong octavo, integral autograph address panel: “Für H[errn] K. Holtz.”Unsigned, written in pencil
Item Information
Material Type
Letter from Beethoven
Record Number
Lf32
Provenance
sold at Christie’s 6/22/1988; from the collection of Fritz Schubart of Dresden (1937). Offered at Sotheby’s, 5/17/1990, withdrawn.
Catalog Concordance
BG 2210, Anderson L1497
Auction Information
Auction House
Sotheby's (London)
Lot Number
418
Bibliographical Reference
BJ auction index 1985-1995
Date of Sale
12/4/1992
Sender
Ludwig van Beethoven
Recipients
Karl Holz
Sold to
Private collector location unknown
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking
Manuscript
Estimate Price
7,000-9,000 GBP
Sale Price
6400 GBP
Sale Price in U.S Currency
$11200.00