Letter in hand of Franz Oliva signed by Beethoven to Adolph Scheslinger, Vienna, April 30, 1820. 3 p., large quarto, black into, post-marked, traces of seal, with integral address panel, seal tear affecting a few letters. Item Information Material Type Letter from Beethoven Record Number Lf7 Provenance Now owned by Library of Congress; acquired in Fall 1998 by LC from Leopold Godowsky III, grandson of the pianist and nephew of George and Ira Gershwin (son of their sister) Catalog Concordance Anderson L1021; BG 1388 Auction Information Auction House Sotheby's (London) Lot Number 234 Bibliographical Reference BJ auction index 1985-1995 (incorrectly listed in Letters (not in Anderson) under Letter to Adolph Schlesinger Date of Sale 11/26/1987 Sender Ludwig van Beethoven Recipients Adolph Scheslinger Sold to Private collector in U.S. Pricing Information Treasures Tracking Manuscript Estimate Price 20,000-30,000 GBP Sale Price 12650 GBP Sale Price in U.S Currency $21250.00 Hammer Price 11000 GBP