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Annuity receipt for Kinsky, April - September 1817

Autograph receipt signed "Ludwig van Beethowen" for Prince Kinsky with title in Beethoven's hand ("Quittung"), dated Oct. 1, 1817, in which he acknowledges receipt of 600 fl. from Kinsky's treasury to cover the period between April 1- September 1, 1817, in which the composer initially specifies the wrong periods and subsequently deletes and corrects the names of the months. 1 folio leaf (ca. 236 x 21.5 cm.), 2 p., witnessed in another hand at the foot of the page, extending onto the top of the verso, papered seal, two neat stamps at head of the recto and another on the verso of the leaf.
Item Information
Material Type
Receipt
Record Number
Re22
Provenance
Previous sales: Sotheby's (London), May 28, 1986, lot 341, for £7,500 ($12,400) [Re1]; Sotheby's (London), May 16, 1991, lot 171, for £12,400 ($25,000) [Re3]
Catalog Concordance
not in Anderson
Auction Information
Auction House
Sotheby's (London)
Lot Number
9
Bibliographical Reference
BJ 26/1
Date of Sale
6/9/2010
Recipients
Ferdinand Kinsky
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking
Manuscript
Estimate Price
15,000-20,000 GBP
Sale Price
17,500 GBP
Sale Price in U.S Currency
$25291.00