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 Lf38 Previous Owners Leopold Godowsky III Provenance sold at Sotheby’s 11/26-27/1987, lot 234, for £12,650 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 Christie's (London) Lot Number 102 Bibliographical Reference BJ auction index 1985-1995 BN 9/2-3 Date of Sale 6/29/1994 Sender Ludwig van Beethoven Recipients Adolph Scheslinger Pricing Information Treasures Tracking Manuscript Estimate Price 25,000-28,000 GBP