Autograph Letters & Manuscripts - MUSIC
Tuesday 12 October 2021 at 14:00
3, rue Favart, 75002 Paris
373 lots
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101 - Bohuslav MARTINU (1890-1959). II. Streichquartett (Wien, Leipzig, [1927]); in-12, paperback. Pocket score. Autograph letter signed on the cover to musicologist André Coeuroy (1891-1976): "To Mr. André Coeuroy B. Martinu Paris 3 / 5 1929".
Estimate €200 - €250 -
102 - Jules MASSENET (1842-1912). Musical P.A.S., and 3 L.A.S., 1889-1907; 5 pages in-8. The album page quotes Gounod's famous aria from Mireille, with the words "Chantez, chantez, Maximilienne!", adding: "en souvenir de l'adorable audition des mesures de Mireille!", Montpellier 12 January 1900. Two verses of Lamartine copied by Simone Le Bargy follow; and on the back, a quotation from Hamlet by Adeline Dudlay. Paris, January 1, 1889: "I am so proud, so happy to know that my music is interpreted by su
Result €320Estimate €250 - €300 -
103 - Olivier MESSIAEN (1908-1992). Harawi (Paris, Alphonse Leduc, 1949); in-4, paperback. First edition of the score for song and piano, one of 100 copies printed on Alfa in a Japanese cover, signed by the composer, the only deluxe edition (here n°15). Beautifully illustrated cover, copy in mint condition.
Result €256Estimate €200 - €250 -
104 - Giacomo MEYERBEER (1791-1864). L.A.S., Berlin 21 April 1853, to the Minister of Public Instruction [Hippolyte Fortoul]; 4 pages in-4 in his cipher. About his future projects: L'Africaine, and L'Étoile du Nord (to be premiered at the Opéra-Comique on 16 February 1854; L'Africaine was not premiered at the Opéra until 28 April 1865, after the composer's death). He thanks the Minister for his confidence, and wants to confide in him "my most intimate secrets as an author", but asks him not to re
Estimate €500 - €700 -
105 - [Percy MITCHELL, drama critic for the Paris Daily Mail]. Collection of press clippings with 35 letters or cards (mostly L.A.S.) to him, 1937-1940; one large volume in-4, red cloth boards; plus scores dedicated to him. Important collection of Percy Mitchell's articles, with letters or cards from Maurice Diamant-Berger (and Jean Nohain), Luc Durtain, Charles Friant, Jane Marnac, Eidé Noréna, Paluel-Marmot, John Pollock, Maurice Pottecher, Paul Raynal, Frank Reynolds, Ida Rubinstein, Spinelly,
Estimate €400 - €500 -
106 - Leopold MOZART (1719-1787). Violin Schule oder Anweisung die Violin zu spielen... Neue umgearbeitete und vermehrte Ausgabe (Wien, Johann Cappi, [1806]); 75 pp. fol. in old marbled paper boards, title label on the upper board with the mark Neue Musikalien-Leihanstalt von Th. Henkel ... in Frankfurt am Main (slightly worn boards). New revised and enlarged edition of this famous method for the art of playing the violin by Mozart's father. Engraved edition; quotation 1176. Provenance: collection o
Estimate €300 - €400 -
107 - MUSICIANS. 5 photographs for the Contemporary Gallery; formats in-4. Félicien David (cliché Bertall), Charles Gounod (Mulnier), Fromental Halévy (Carjat), Charles Lecocq (P. Petit), Ambroise Thomas (Fontaine). Attached are 13 postcards of composers (Berlioz, Debussy, Fauré, Gounod, Liszt, Massenet, Poulenc, Puccini, Ravel, Roussel, Saint-Saëns, Verdi, Wagner); plus a photograph by Eug. Pirou (falsely identified as Saint-Saëns).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
108 - MUSIC. 7 letters or pieces. Esprit AUBER (9 January [1847]: he intends to write an opera and to "set to work as soon as I am in possession of the poem my friend Scribe is to write"; portrait attached). Jean-François BERTHELIER (l.a.s., 27 August 1873, on the rehearsals of La Vie parisienne). Louis BOURGAULT-DUCOUDRAY (l.a.s., Vernouillet 28 October, on oriental music and diatonic modes). Italo CAMPANINI (p.a.s., on the back of a programme, 1891). Fiorello GIRAUD (p.a.s., 1912). Nino MARTINI (si
Result €256Estimate €150 - €200 -
109 - MUSIC. 4 autograph musical manuscripts, and 25 L.A.S. addressed to Pierre Aguétant. Melodies on poems by Pierre Aguétant, and letters received from musicians and songwriters by Pierre Aguétant (1890-1940), native of Bugey, novelist and poet. Paul Challine (1907-1994), Offering : " Comme on caresse sur un front chéri "... (5 p. in-fol.). Francisque Darcieux (1880-1951), La Mort des Roses: "Retournons au jardin où les roses sont mortes"..., Paris March 1912 (3 p. in-fol.). Maurice Leno
Estimate €600 - €800 -
110 - Louis-Henry OBIN (1820-1895). Le Rhin Allemand. Paroles de Alfred de Musset (Paris, E. & A. Girod, n.d.); in-4, paperback (foxing and spotting, edge faded). Melody composed by the famous bass of the Opera on Musset's famous patriotic poem, with the mention " Dedicated to the French Army ". Sent on the cover to the tenor Pierre-François Villaret (1830-1896): "To my comrade Villaret Souvenir affectueux Obin".
Estimate €80 - €100 -
111 - [Niccolo PAGANINI (1782-1840)]. Jean-Pierre DANTAN known as DANTAN Jeune (1800-1869). Portrait-charge of Niccolo Paganini. A plaster print with a bronze patina. Signed and dated "Dantan F 1839", with the publisher's mark "C M Edit Paris". Height: 31.5 cm. This statuette is a plaster edition of the portrait-charge of Nicolo Paganini made in 1832, one year after the arrival of the composer and violinist in the Parisian artistic circle. "One cannot imagine the prodigious effect that the appearance
Result €640Estimate €400 - €500 -
112 - [Nicolo PAGANINI (1782-1840)]. Jean-Pierre DANTAN known as DANTAN Jeune (1800-1869). Portait-charge of Nicolo Paganini. Plaster. Signed on the back "Dantan". Height : 32 cm. Small accidents to the patina and restoration. This statuette is a plaster edition of the portrait-charge of Nicolo Paganini made in 1832, one year after the arrival of the composer and violinist in the Parisian artistic circle. "One could not imagine the prodigious effect that the appearance of this long, thin, yellow, emac
Result €768Estimate €400 - €500 -
113 - Gabriel PIERNÉ (1863-1937). Der Kinderkreuzzug (The Children's Crusade) (Leipzig, CF. Kahnt, [1906?]); in-4, publisher's green cloth boards, title in gilt letters and vignette. German edition of this musical legend; the text by Marcel Schwob was translated into German by Wilhelm Weber. Autograph signature "Gabriel Pierné" on the title page, with date added "13. Januar 1909". Small repaired tear to first few leaves.
Result €76Estimate €100 - €120 -
114 - Francis POULENC (1899-1963). Les Biches. Ballet with song in one act (Paris, Au Ménestrel, Heugel, 1924); folio, paperback, cover illustrated by Marie Laurencin. First edition of the reduction for piano and song by the author. Signed autograph letter (on the dedication page to Misia Sert): "to my dear friend Paul Cressot in memory of so many chats - with all my affection - Poulenc 1924".
Result €256Estimate €300 - €400 -
115 - Francis POULENC. L.A.S., La Lézardière, Nazelles [ca. 1925], to Nina Hamnett; 2 pages in-4. To his friend, the English painter Nina Hamnett (1890-1956), while working on a violin Sonata which will be abandoned. "Love of Nina, Here are at last the promised pictures. [...] I thank you for the "Gigues" which I like very much"... He saw the Rieti, who are "really nice [...] I am working a lot - I am writing a Sonata for piano and violin. I do hope that your rich and elegant Ladies will bring me t
Result €320Estimate €250 - €300 -
116 - Francis POULENC. Mélancolie pour piano (Paris, Éditions Max Eschig, [1940]; in-4, paperback. First edition. Autograph letter signed at the head of the score: "To my dear Georges very affectionately his neighbour Francis Poulenc 1941".
Result €256Estimate €150 - €200 -
117 - Francis POULENC. L.A.S., [June 1958], to the conductor Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht; 1 page oblong in-12 on the back of a postcard from Cannes. About Les Mamelles de Tirésias (this opéra-bouffe on Apollinaire's poem was first performed on June 3, 1947 at the Opéra-Comique; it was staged by Benjamin Britten in June 1958 for his Aldeburgh Festival, in a version for two pianos played by Poulenc and Britten). "Alas, dear Inghelbrecht, on 19 June I shall be at the Britten Festival in Albrugh, wh
Result €384Estimate €150 - €200 -
118 - Serge PROKOFIEV (1891-1953). 3 printed scores, titles in Russian and French; folio, bound. Humorous Scherzo for piano, op. 12 no. 9 (Moscow, P. Jurgenson). Tale, Badinage, Marche, Fantôme for piano (Leipzig, Jurgenson and Forberg; the cover is marked op. 12, but the score is marked op. 3). Classical Symphony. Reduction for piano 2 hands by the author (Paris, Édition Russe de Musique, n.d.).
Result €153Estimate €120 - €150 -
119 - Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937). Miroirs pour piano (Paris, E. Demets, 1906); folio, paperback (spine a bit damaged and partly detached). First edition. Autograph letter signed in blue ink on the title page: "to Mademoiselle Linette Chalupt to play on the Maurice Ravel spinet". Marcelle dite Linette Chalupt (1892-1918) was the younger sister of the poet René Chalupt; an excellent musician, she died prematurely in 1918 of the Spanish flu.
Result €768Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
120 - Albert ROUSSEL (1869-1937). Sonata in D minor for piano and violin (Paris, Rouart, Lerolle & Cie, 1909); folio, half red cloth boards, upper cover preserved (a little faded). First edition, with part of violOn enclosed. Autograph letter signed on the title page: " to Mademoiselle Hélène Léon in respectful homage and in memory of the perfect performance of this work at the Conservatoire on 28 December 1916 Albert Roussel ".
Result €153Estimate €150 - €200 -
121 - Giovanni Battista RUBINI (1794-1854). 2 L.A.S., 1838-1840; 1 page in-4 and 1 page and a quarter in-8; the 2nd in Italian. 18 May 1838, to the horn player Jacques-François Gallay, who wants to dedicate to him "a nocturne for horn and piano, the motif of which I have, you say, inspired you. [...] All the qualities you are willing to find in my singing: a gentle yet energetic accent, this delightful method, full of soul and feeling, I also find in you, and I have nothing better to do than to retur
Result €512Estimate €400 - €500 -
122 - Anton RUBINSTEIN (1829-1894). 2 L.AS., January-March 1867, to violinist Henry Vieuxtemps; 2 and 2 1/2 pages in-8, envelopes. St. Petersburg 7 January. "You are rich - you have reached your goal musically - would you not decide to come back here - and accept a place at the Conservatoire? You would only have to work 12 hours a week (including a quartet class), participate in 10 concerts of the Russian Music Society in the orchestra, and 6 quartet sessions - that's all - these jobs would last nine
Result €2,048Estimate €500 - €700 -
123 - Anton RUBINSTEIN. Musical P.A.S., Antwerp 20 December 1884; oblong half-page in-4 (trace of fold; framed). Album page: 9 bars of an Allegro for piano, in E major at 3 / 4, signed twice, one in Cyrillic.
Result €896Estimate €400 - €500 -
124 - Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921). 2 L.A.S., 1880-1902, [to the pianist Marie-Aimée Roger-Miclos] ; 1 and 3 pages in-8. Boulogne 3 September 1880. "I write very little for the piano, [...] but I hope to have in a while a little piece to put at your disposal. I will be very happy to see it under the auspices of your talent, which is growing every day, although it has been complete for a long time"... 23 November 1902. "It is with great joy that I learn of your resolution to play in America one of
Result €448Estimate €250 - €300 -
125 - Camille SAINT-SAËNS. Au courant de la vie (Paris, Dorbon-aîné, coll. To the Happy Few, [1914]); in-8, paperback. First edition printed at 500 copies on Japon paper (plus 25 reprints), this one numbered 1. The work includes 9 studies under the heading "Music and Musicians", and 4 under "Some Memories". Autograph letter signed on the false title: "to Monsieur Louis Bourge C. Saint-Saëns 1914". Ex-libris Viscount Clair. In mint condition.
Result €448Estimate €100 - €150 -
126 - Camille SAINT-SAËNS. 52 L.A.S., 2 autograph notes and 3 telegrams, 1918-1921, to Pierre Aguétant (one to Madame); 77 pages in-4, 36 pages in-8 and 6 pages in-12, 2 envelopes, dry stamps with his monogram, several hotel headers (small flaws to some letters, one torn and repaired). Important friendly correspondence to a young poet, partly unpublished, with precious confidences, during the last four years of his life. Pierre Aguétant (1890-1940), a young poet from the Bugey region, sent his fi
Result €17,920Estimate €6,000 - €8,000 -
127 - Henri SAUGUET (1901-1989). 67 L.A.S., 1976-1984, to Castor Seibel in Bonn; 122 pages in various formats, envelopes. Beautiful and rich correspondence from the composer over nearly ten years. These letters testify to Sauguet's culture, his humor, his sometimes biting wit, and his modesty as well, which accompanies the confidences he may make about his intimacý. It is obviously about his art, but also about his friends, past and present, his readings, his meetings, his travels, his joys and his
Estimate €2,500 - €3,000 -
128 - Arnold SCHÖNBERG (1874-1951). Erwartung (Monodram). Dichtung von Marie Pappenheim. Op.17. (Wien, Leipzig, Universal-Edition, 1916); folio, half tan leather binding, upper cover preserved (cover soiled, a few small spots). First edition of the orchestral score, a copy by Francis POULENC with his signature in blue ink on the title page: "Poulenc".
Result €1,088Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
129 - Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828). Fantasia for Piano-Forte for four hands composed and dedicated to Countess Caroline Esterházy of Galantha by Franz Schubert Work 103 (Vienna, Ant. Diabelli, [1829]); oblong booklet in-fol. (26,7 x 34 cm) with 27 pages (the 28th blank) (slight foxing and soiling, some minor marginal splitting). Posthumous first edition of this masterpiece for piano four hands [D. 940]. The Fantasy in F minor was composed in early 1828, the year of Schubert's death, who had written
Result €2,432Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
130 - Marcelle SOULAGE (1894-1970). 4 autographed musical manuscripts. Melodies and piano pieces on poems by Pierre Aguétant (1890-1940) Marguerites, mélodie, op. 46: "Sur la colline un champ serré de marguerites"..., 19 February 1922 (title and 2 p. in-fol.); and another ms entitled Les Marguerites (title and 2 p. in-4). Two pieces for piano with the text of the poem above the music, op 53 nos 1 and 2 (3 p. in-fol. each). La Paix: "Or nous pouvons jouir de ta tiède lumière"..., 24 November 192
Result €512Estimate €400 - €500 -
131 - Igor STRAWINSKY (1882-1971). Tango. Piano solo (New York, Mercury Music Corporation, [1941]); in-4, 4 p. (pag. 3-6) in coloured printed cover (some slight flaws to cover). First edition. Autograph letter on cover to composer Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986): "Here - your copy, my dear Tansman yours as always I Str 1942".
Result €576Estimate €400 - €500 -
132 - Enrico TAMBERLICK (1820-1889). L.A.S., Madrid 24 August 1869, to a friend; 4 pages in-12 in his cipher; in Italian (photo attached by Reutlinger). Explanation of the sale of the material of the Madrid Opera Theatre, which was his property, to Draneh-Bey for the theatre in Cairo; he has been compromised morally and materially...
Result €128Estimate €100 - €150 -
133 - Antonio TAMBURINI (1800-1876). 2 L.S.; 1 and 2 pages in-8 (2 portraits attached). Saturday, to a lady, regretting not being able to come to her house: "I find it necessary to spare my strength as I have to appear before the public not only this evening but also on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday"... Sevres 8 November 1853, promising an orchestra stall at the Théâtre Italien for the first performance: "I will make a point of visiting you as soon as I make my debut"...
Result €512Estimate €100 - €150 -
134 - Pyotr Ilyich CHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893). The Nutcracker. Ballet-Feerie in 2 acts (Moscow, P. Jurgenson, [1892]); in-4, [1 f. title], 171 p., publisher's blue cloth boards with floral design on the upper cover. Original edition of the score for solo piano by Serge Tanéeff, cotage 17669, published in September 1892, with new title mentioning the version for solo piano simplified by the author published in November, and the one for piano 4 hands by A. Arensky. Ink stamp of J. Jurgenson in St. Petersbu
Estimate €400 - €500 -
135 - Henri TOMASI (1901-1971). Autograph music manuscript, Isoline (choir), 1924; 16 pages folio plus title. Chœur pour l'examen du Prix de Rome 1924. "Réduction pour piano et chant par l'auteur" (reduction for piano and voice by the author) of this four-part choir, on Isoline, a poem of 10 quatrains by Gabriel Vicaire (the complete text of which is copied on the last page): "Frémissante encor de sa chevauchée" (still shivering from her ride)... In B minor at 6/8, it is marked Andantino. On th
Estimate €500 - €700 -
136 - Henri TOMASI. Autograph music manuscript, Bacchus, four-part choir, 1925; 13 pages folio plus title. Choir for the "Examen d'admission au Concours d'entrée en Loge au Prix de Rome 1925," as noted by Tomasi on the title page. On a poem by André Chénier: " Viens, ô divin Bacchus "..., it is marked Moderato non troppo. The manuscript carefully noted in black ink on 16-line paper, is dated at the end " June 1925 " and signed. Attached is the autograph manuscript of a Fugue for 4 voices on a " S
Result €576Estimate €600 - €800 -
137 - Henri TOMASI. Autograph musical manuscript, La Mort d'Adonis, 1925; notebook of 28 folio pages plus title. Scène lyrique pour le concours du Prix de Rome 1925. This lyrical scene, based on a poem by Marcel Belvianes (printed libretto pasted at the head), features Adonis (tenor), Venus (soprano) and Apollo's Messenger (baritone or singing bass), with piano accompaniment. It was "performed at the session of the Institute on July 4, 1925, at 1:00 p.m.," notes Tomasi, who specifies the performers:
Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
138 - Henri TOMASI. Autograph musical manuscript signed, L'Autre Mère, 1926; notebook of 25 folio pages plus title in titled folder, ink stamps of Xavier Tomasi, Henri's father. Scène lyrique pour le concours de composition musicale du Prix de Rome 1926. This lyrical scene, based on a poem by Henry de Forge (printed libretto enclosed), features the Old Man (baritone), the Mother (soprano), and a Woman (mezzo-soprano), with piano accompaniment. It was performed at the Institute on July 3, 1926, with
Estimate €600 - €800 -
139 - Henri TOMASI. Autograph musical manuscript signed, Fugue, Fontainebleau 3 May 1928; 9 pages in-fol. Fugue for the 1928 Prix de Rome essay competition, for 4 voices, at 3 / 4, marked Allegro non troppo. It is dated and signed at the end. Attached is a copy of the choir Les Grâces du matin, signed and dated at the end "Henri Tomasi Fontainebleau 3 mai 1928 Copie sur l'original" (notebook of 12 pages in-fol. plus title, stamped in ink by Xavier Tomasi composer of music) Chorus for 4 voices with o
Result €448Estimate €400 - €500 -
140 - Henri TOMASI. Autograph music manuscript, Heracles at Delphi, 1928; 42 pages folio plus masthead and title. Scène lyrique for the 1928 Prix de Rome music composition competition. This lyrical scene, based on a poem by René Puaux (printed libretto enclosed), features Heracles, Voluptuousness and Virtue, with piano accompaniment. It was performed at the Institute on June 30, 1928, with the author and Lucette Descaves at the piano (program pasted on the folder); Tomasi indicated the cast on the t
Estimate €1,000 - €1,200 -
141 - Henri TOMASI. Autograph musical manuscript signed, Princesse Pauline, opéra-bouffe, 1960; [4]-201 pages in-fol. Complete working manuscript of this opera-bouffe about the love affairs of Pauline Borghese, Napoleon's sister. This opéra-bouffe in 2 acts and 7 tableaux, on a libretto by Francis Didelot, was first performed on January 11, 1962 at the Salle Gaveau, with the Orchestre radio-lyrique de l'ORTF, conducted by Serge Baudo, with Mady Mesplé in the title role, and then at the Opéra-Com
Estimate €3,000 - €4,000 -
142 - Louis VARNEY (1844-1908). Autograph musical manuscript, La Reine des Halles, [1881]; 280 pages in-fol. Orchestral score of this opéra-bouffe in 3 acts, on a libretto by Alfred Delacour, Victor Bernard and Paul Burani, premiered at the Comédie Parisienne on April 4, 1881, with the great Theresa (1837-1913) in the title role. The Queen of the Halles is the fish merchant Madame Rose; she has arranged a rich marriage for her son Pierre; but Pierre runs away from home with an operetta singer; aft
Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
143 - Louis VARNEY (1844-1908). Autograph musical manuscript, Fanfan la Tulipe, [1882]; 422 pages in-fol. Complete orchestral score of this comic opera in 3 acts, on a libretto by Paul Ferrier and Jules Prével, successfully premiered at the Folies-Dramatiques on October 21, 1882, with Max Bouvet in the title role, Mme Simon-Girard as Pimprenelle, and Simon-Max (Michel). Based on the character of Fanfan la Tulipe, the hero of a popular song, the play depicts the gallant adventures of the soldier Fan
Result €1,088Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
144 - Léon VASSEUR (1844-1917). Autograph musical manuscript signed, La Famille Trouillat, [1874 ?]; 236 pages oblong in-fol. Orchestral score of this operetta in 3 acts, libretto by Hector Crémieux and Ernest Blum, music by Léon Vasseur, first performed on September 10, 1874, at the Théâtre de la Renaissance. The composer signed at the end of act I. Attached are: - manuscript by George Street, Mignonnette, [operetta in 3 acts, 1896], orchestral score by a copyist with some passages arranged by H
Estimate €400 - €500 -
145 - Pauline VIARDOT (1821-1910). 3 L.A.S., 1865 and n.d., to Henri Vieuxtemps; 5 pages in-8 or in-12 in his own number, envelopes. Sunday 20 August: "Rubinstein asks me to lend him my copy of his Sonate pour piano et violon"; she asks Vieuxtemps to give it to the bearer. - Baden 18 August 1865, returning a letter: " We are childhood friends and nothing should or can cause us to fall out, not even what keeps you away from so many people who would like to be your friends "... (Enclosed is the letter i
Result €448Estimate €250 - €300 -
146 - - Pauline VIARDOT. L.A.S., Paris 20 May 1889, [to Victorien Joncières]; 3 pages in-8 in his cipher (small mourning). On Gluck's Orpheus. She thanks Joncières for his article in La Liberté evoking "the performance of Orphée at the Théâtre lyrique [in 1859]. You have made me happy and proud at the same time". She makes one correction: 'The bravura aria with which the first act of the French Orpheus ends was imposed on me by Berlioz, as was all his reworking of the role, and the cadence at
Result €286Estimate €150 - €200 -
147 - Henry VIEUXTEMPS (1820-1881). Autograph Musical Manuscript, Viola Viola [for the Fantaisie-Caprice op. 11, 1840]; 8 pages in-fol. (edges a little wrinkled, small hole in last leaf). Autograph viola part for the Fantaisie-Caprice for violin and orchestra Op. 11; the manuscript of the orchestral score, preserved in the Pierpont Morgan Library, is dated at the end of February 21, 1840; the score, dedicated to the violinist Charles de Bériot, was published in 1842 by Troupenas. This viola part is
Result €3,072Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
148 - Henry VIEUXTEMPS. Autograph musical manuscript of a cadenza for Le Songe de Tartini by Auguste Panseron; 1 oblong page in-4 sewn into a folio score. (edges a little creased and soiled). Auguste Panseron, Le Songe de Tartini (Tartini's Traum). Ballade avec accompagnement de Violon solo... (Mayence & Anvers, chez les fils de B. Schott, cotage 3171; in-fol., 12 p.); the score, for voice and piano with violin, dedicated to Pierre Baillot, is adorned on the title with a lithograph by J. Cöntgen. V
Result €640Estimate €500 - €600 -
149 - Henry VIEUXTEMPS. L.A.S., Paris 8 April 1878, to the violinist Alexandre Cornélis; 3 pages in-8 (slight cracks at folds). To his assistant at the Brussels Conservatory. He hopes that Steveniers "will continue to correct himself and that we will no longer have to worry about his arm, but only about making him move forward. We will also need to move Spain, England and Lerminiaux. We will be able to do it. After the Easter holidays I intend to go and help you and prepare ourselves seriously so t
Result €1,408Estimate €300 - €400 -
150 - Henry VIEUXTEMPS. Autograph manuscript; 9 pages in-fol. Drafts for an unpublished violin method. Draft preface (on paper dated 1852 in watermark; 1 page in-fol.). "This method having as its aim only the special teaching of the art of playing the violin, the author assumes and even requires that the pupil who will want to use it already has some general knowledge of music [...] There will be an explanation only for everything that concerns exclusively the violin. [...] I begin with the pose of th
Result €3,200Estimate €800 - €1,000
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Dans certains cas, ces frais pourront faire l’objet d’un remboursement à l’acheteur.
Le paiement devra être effectué immédiatement après la vente :
- en espèces (euros) jusqu’à 1 000 € pour les ressortissants français ou jusqu’à 15 000 € pour les ressortissants étrangers (sur présentation d’un justificatif de domicile, avis d’imposition, etc. ; en plus du passeport).
- par carte bancaire (Visa, Mastercard).
- par paiement « 3D Secure » sur le site www.ader-paris.fr
- par virement bancaire en euros à l’ordre de ADER.
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Le règlement par chèque n’est plus accepté.
Ordres d’achat :
Un enchérisseur ne pouvant assister à la vente devra remplir le formulaire d’ordre d’achat inclus dans ce catalogue et le signer.
ADER agira pour le compte de l’enchérisseur, selon les instructions contenues dans le formulaire d’ordre d’achat, ceci afin d’essayer d’acheter le ou les lots au prix le plus bas possible et ne dépassant, en aucun cas, le montant maximum indiqué par l’enchérisseur.
Ledit formulaire devra être adressé et reçu à l’étude au plus tard 24 heures avant le début de la vente.
Les ordres d’achat ou les enchères par téléphone sont une facilité pour les clients. ADER n’est pas responsable pour avoir manqué d’exécuter un ordre par erreur ou pour toute autre cause. Merci de vérifier après envoi que votre ordre d’achat a été dûment enregistré.
ADER se réserve le droit de ne pas enregistrer l’ordre d’achat s’il n’est pas complet ou si elle considère que le client n’apporte pas toutes les garanties pour la sécurité des transactions ; sans recours possible.
Pour garantir la bonne volonté de l’acheteur, une consignation pourra être demandée avant la vente qui ne sera validée qu’en cas d’adjudication.
Drouot Live et Interenchères étant des services indépendants, nous déclinons toute responsabilité en cas de dysfonctionnement. Le coût supplémentaire lié aux achats sur internet est détaillé sur chacun des sites et dans nos conditions de vente.
Transports des lots / Exportation :
La présente vente est effectuée sur désignation.
Dès l’adjudication prononcée, les achats sont sous l’entière responsabilité de l’adjudicataire.
Aucun lot ne sera remis aux acquéreurs avant acquittement de l’intégralité des sommes dues.
Les lots sont à retirer au plus vite dans leur lieu de stockage.
Les acheteurs, souhaitant exporter leurs achats, devront le faire savoir au plus tard le jour de la vente. Ils pourront récupérer la TVA sur les honoraires d’achat à la condition qu’un justificatif de douane en bonne et due forme soit remis à ADER et que le nom de la Maison de Vente y soit mentionné en tant qu’exportateur. Le bordereau d’adjudication est dû intégralement ; la TVA est remboursable par la suite sur présentation des références du compte bancaire.
L’envoi des lots achetés peut être organisé par ADER à la charge et sous la responsabilité de l’acheteur.
C’est un service rendu par ADER qui se réserve la possibilité d’y renoncer si les conditions légales ou pratiques présentent le moindre risque. Les délais ne sont pas garantis et sont tributaires de l’activité de la Maison de Vente.
Le coût de l’emballage et de l’expédition est à la charge de l’acheteur ; le règlement à l’ordre d’ADER.
Les acheteurs sont invités à organiser eux-mêmes le transport de leurs achats si ces conditions ne leur conviennent pas.
L’étude ADER ne fait pas les envois de bijoux, les acheteurs sont invités à organiser eux-mêmes le transport de leurs achats.
Défaut de paiement :
À défaut de paiement par l’adjudicataire de la totalité des sommes dues, dans le mois qui suit la vente, et après une seule mise en demeure restée infructueuse, ADER entamera une procédure de recouvrement. L’acheteur sera inscrit au fichier centralisé d’incidents de paiement du SYMEV (www.symev.org) et l’ensemble des dépends restera à sa charge. à compter d’un mois après la vente et à la demande du vendeur, la vente pourra être annulée sans recours possible.