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Sketchleaf for the String Quintet, op. 29

Autograph sketchleaf containing draft ideas for several works including the op. 29 String Quintet and an unfinished C-minor piano fantasy, [Vienna, April-November 1801], 2 p., oblong quarto, 12 staves, in brown ink on both sides of a single sheet with portion of a "three crescent moons" watermark at top edge.
Item Information
Material Type
Sketchleaf
Record Number
Sk39
Works
Opus 29
Previous Owners
Robert Ammann; Myron Prinzmetal
Provenance
Formerly from the Sauer sketchbook; Robert Ammann; sold at Stargardt, Nov. 19, 1961, lot 961; Myron Prinzmetal; sold at Christie's New York, May 20, 1988, lot 54
Catalog Concordance
Auction Information
Auction House
Christie's (New York)
Lot Number
113
Date of Sale
10/29/2001
Sold to
unknown
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking
Manuscript
Estimate Price
50,000-75,000 USD
Hammer Price
82,250 USD