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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Concerto pour le Clavecin, ou Forte-Piano, avec accompagnement de plusieurs Instruments...Oeuvre 21me [parts], Offenbach: André, [1792]
- paper
first edition of the Piano Concerto in B flat, K. 456, 18 (keyboard), 4 (violin I), 4 (violin II), 4 (viola), 3 (bass), 4 (flute), 3 (oboe I), 3 (oboe II), 4 (bassoon I), 2 (bassoon II) pages, 4to (c.32 x 23.5cm: keyboard part; c.30.3 x 23cm: other parts), engraved throughout, vignette title to keyboard part, plate number 479, music-seller's stamp to title ("A Francfort ches Jean J. Gayl"), ownership stamp to upper right-hand corner of title, the keyboard part bound in modern quarter cloth, the other parts, with individual wrappers, contained in a sleeve attached to the inside lower cover, corno I and corno II parts supplied in reproduction, all parts trimmed, repairs to outer leaves of keyboard part, some slight paper loss to last leaf of keyboard part, affecting plate number on verso, some gatherings strengthened, plate number to first page of oboe II part and last page of bass part slightly cropped, ownership inscription to lower right-hand corner of title cropped, light damp-staining to some parts
Literature
Haberkamp, p. 225; Hoboken, xi 222; RISM M 5822
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Uncommon. A copy of this edition last appeared in these rooms over fifteen years ago (sale of 6 December 1996, lot 168). RISM records only single copies in libraries in Britain, France and America.