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Sketches for the String quartet, op. 18, no. 6

Sketches for a piano piece in G major/minor (f. 1r, staves 1-5); the String quartet, Opus 18, no. 6, movt. 1 (f. 1r, staves 4-14); Opus 18, no. 6, movt. 2 (f. 1v, staves 1-3, 5) and movt. 1 (f. 1v, stave 12); a notation in E-flat minor (f. 1v, stave 4); a piano piece in B-flat major (f. 1v, staves 7-10).1 leaf, 14 staves, 190 mm., oblong quarto (17 x 29 cm.), two written pages, a strip containing two staves has been cut from the bottom.Watermarks: three moons, quadrant 4 Folio 1 of Autograph 19e
Item Information
Material Type
Sketchleaf
Record Number
Sk14
Works
Opus 18, no. 6
Previous Owners
Carl Czerny, Theodore Lischetitzky, Christian Zabriski, Manhattan College
Provenance
Carl Czerny (as a gift from Beethoven); to his pupil Theodor Leschetitzky; to his daughter Therese Leschetitzky. Presented to Manhattan College, New York, by Christian A. Zabriskie in 1944
Catalog Concordance
SV 355; Albrecht 224B; Autograph 19e
Auction Information
Auction House
Christie Manson & Woods (NY)
Lot Number
64
Bibliographical Reference
Schmidt, SV, p. 109; Albrecht, Census, p. 35; Albrecht, “Beethoven Autographs in the United States,” p. 2; Johnson/Tyson/Winter, p. 14, 93, 98; Kramer, Sketchbook from the Summer of 1800, vol. 1 (facsimile); vol. 2, p. 9, 13, 16, 27-28 (transcription); “Printed Books and Manuscripts,” Friday, May 17, 1991 (London: Christie’s, 1991), pp. 32-33, item 64.
Date of Sale
5/17/1991
Seller
Manhattan College
Sold to
Private collector location unknown
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking
Manuscript
Estimate Price
18,000-25,000 USD
Sale Price
75000 USD