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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 news 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
Lf37
Provenance
sold at Christie’s 6/22/1988; offered at Sotheby’s, 5/17/1990, withdrawn; sold from the collection of Fritz Schubart of Dresden (1937)
at Sotheby’s 124/92 for £6,400;
Catalog Concordance
BG 2210, Anderson L1497
Auction Information
Auction House
Stargardt
Lot Number
876
Bibliographical Reference
BJ auction index 1985-1995BN 9/2-3
Date of Sale
3/4/1994
Sender
Ludwig van Beethoven
Recipients
Karl Holz
Sold to
unknown
Pricing Information
Estimate Price
25,000 DM
Sale Price
26450 DM
Sale Price in U.S Currency
$16500.00
Hammer Price
23000 DM