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Autograph letter signed from Beethoven to C.F. Peters with autograph of two canons, WoO 75

Autograph letter signed from Beethoven to C.F. Peters containing two autograph canons, “Sankt Petrus war ein Fels” and “Bernardus war ein Sankt.” WoO 175. 2 leaves, quarto, integral autograph address panel, traces of seal, [Vienna, ca. feb. 1820]. Tipped into a loose bifolium containing a pencil transcription of the letter in an unidentified hand, a laid-down 2-p. autograph letter to John Elley A.W. Thayer dated London, 8 March 1861.
Item Information
Material Type
Letter from Beethoven
Record Number
Lf85
Works
WoO 75
Previous Owners
John Ella; Aloys Fuchs; Royal College of Organists, London
Provenance
from the collection of John Ella; sold by Aloys Fuchs in 1846; formerly in the collection of the Royal College of Organists, London
Catalog Concordance
Brandenburg no. 1368; Anderson L1067
Auction Information
Auction House
Sotheby's (London)
Lot Number
6
Bibliographical Reference
BJ 26/1
Date of Sale
12/1/2010
Sender
Beethoven
Recipients
C.F. Peters
Pricing Information
Estimate Price
30,000-40,000 GBP
Sale Price
52,850 GBP
Sale Price in U.S Currency
$82266.00