Аукционы Bidspirit | L'Autographe Auctions Аукцион 12/10/2026

L'Autographe Auctions, 12/10/2026. 98 lots, estimates 80 - 20000 £.

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Auction 09 — Autumn Voices

Autographs, Music, Literature & Art from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century                                    

This autumn sale brings together an exceptionally varied selection of autograph letters, musical manuscripts, literary documents, signed photographs and personal memorabilia, offering intimate encounters with some of the defining figures of European and American culture.

Musical Highlights include Gaetano Donizetti's autograph composing manuscript for Sancia di Castiglia (15 pp.), an extensive Ferruccio Busoni correspondence with Edith Andreae (30 letters, 1910–1924), Robert Schumann's important 1846 letter to Kistner, Gioachino Rossini's substantial 1841 letter to Donizetti during Stabat Mater preparation, a major Hector Berlioz letter after Roméo et Juliette, an Alban Berg twelve-tone musical quotation, and three Verdi letters.

Literature features a moving Stefan Zweig letter to Toscanini proposing a visit to Freud (1939), deeply personal Monti–Manzoni and Alfieri letters, an extensive Georges Simenon collection (letters, signed photographs, and two inscribed pipes), and autograph material by Proust, Wodehouse, Amis, Miller, Maugham and Achebe.

Art & Science includes an exceptional Manet letter referencing a visit by the young Gauguin, a remarkable Toulouse-Lautrec letter written at age fifteen, a signed Picasso photograph, and three early Enrico Fermi documents. The sale is completed by signed jazz material from Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Sarah Vaughan.

London, 12 October 2026 at 4:00 PM BST.

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Lots in this catalog (98)

• Lot 1: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - W. H. AUDEN (1907–1973), — £250
• Lot 2: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI (1920–1995) - Autograph Note Signed with Musical Quotation — £700
• Lot 3: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - ALBAN BERG (1885–1935) - Autograph Musical Fragment — £4,500
• Lot 4: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - COUNT BASIE (1904–1984) - Inscribed and Signed Photograph and Autograph Note Signed — £200
• Lot 5: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803–1869) - Important Autograph Letter Signed — £1,500
• Lot 6: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - EUGENE BERMAN (1899–1972) - Autograph Letter Signed to Adriana Panni — £200
• Lot 7: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - GIOVANNI BOTTESINI (1821–1889) - AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL FRAGMENT — £500
• Lot 8: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Important archive of 24 autograph letters signed — £12,000
• Lot 9: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Important Group of Three Autograph — £800
• Lot 10: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - An unusually personal autograph letter — £600
• Lot 11: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Autograph Letter Signed — £200
• Lot 12: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Important autograph letter signed to Isidore Philipp — £300
• Lot 13: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Autograph letter signed to Isidore Philipp — £400
• Lot 14: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Autograph letter signed — £200
• Lot 15: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Autograph letter signed to Hermann Scherchen — £600
• Lot 16: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Substantial autograph letter signed — £500
• Lot 17: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Substantial autograph letter signed to his friend Austin — £400
• Lot 18: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Autograph letter signed — £200
• Lot 19: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Autograph letter signed to Mr Struck — £200
• Lot 20: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Signed and inscribed photographic portrait — £400
• Lot 21: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Signed photographic portrait — £400
• Lot 22: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Signed photographic portrait. Berlin, 1907 — £400
• Lot 23: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Signed photographic postcard — £200
• Lot 24: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Autograph letter signed — £200
• Lot 25: [MUSIC] - BUSONI-MOTTA - Two Masters on a Single Leaf – Busoni & Vianna da Motta in London, 1903 — £300
• Lot 26: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - JOHN CAGE (1912–1992)Inscribed and Signed Photograph, January 1959 — £500
• Lot 27: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - SAR ANTONOVICH CUI (1835–1918) - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed — £500
• Lot 28: [MUSIC] - LISZT Franz - photographic portrait with autograph signature — £1,500
• Lot 29: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - PETER MAXWELL DAVIES (1934–2016) - Autograph Letter Signed to Adriana Panni
• Lot 30: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - GIORGIO DE CHIRICO (1888–1978) - Inscribed and Signed Photograph in his Studio, Rome, — £1,000
• Lot 31: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797–1848) - Autograph composing manuscript of the aria “Io talor più nol — £15,000
• Lot 32: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - DUKE ELLINGTON (1899–1974) - Inscribed and Signed Photographic Portrait — £100
• Lot 33: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - PAUL HINDEMITH (1895–1963) - Inscribed and Signed Photograph, 20 April 1961 — £300
• Lot 34: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - PAUL HINDEMITH (1895–1963) - Inscribed and Signed Photograph, 1963 — £200
• Lot 35: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - GIAN FRANCESCO MALIPIERO (1882-1973) - Remarkable autograph score of Malipiero’s Violin Concerto — £6,000
• Lot 36: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - GIAN FRANCESCO MALIPIERO (1882–1973) - Five Autograph Letter Signed — £600
• Lot 37: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FRANK MARTIN (1890–1974) AND MARIA MARTIN - Autograph Christmas Greetings, [undated] — £100
• Lot 38: [MUSIC] - MASSENET Jules (1842 - 1912) - Daily Life Of A Composer: Massenet’s Intimate Letters To His Family — £400
• Lot 39: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - GIAN CARLO MENOTTI (1911–2007) - Autograph Letter Signed — £700
• Lot 40: [MUSIC] - Freddy Mercury (1946 - 1991) - Queen the Complete Works' box set — £2,000
• Lot 41: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FRANCIS POULENC (1899–1963) - Inscribed and Signed Photograph, [1949] — £200
• Lot 42: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - SVIATOSLAV RICHTER (1915–1997) - Inscribed and Signed Photograph at the Piano, 1963. — £200
• Lot 43: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792–1868) - Important Autograph Letter Signed to Gaetano Donizetti — £4,000
• Lot 44: [MUSIC] - GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792–1868) - After The Triumph: Rossini On The Success And Tensions Of The “Petite Messe — £400
• Lot 45: [MUSIC] - GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792–1868) - Rossini The Patron: Recommending A Musician To The London Stage — £400
• Lot 46: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - NINO ROTA (1911–1979) - An Autograph Note Signed and five Autograph Postcard Signed in Italian — £800
• Lot 47: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - ARTUR RUBINSTEIN (1887–1982) AND PAUL KLETZKI (1900–1973) - Inscribed and Signed Concert — £180
• Lot 48: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - HENRI SAUGUET (1901–1989) - Autograph Letter Signed to Adriana Panni — £100
• Lot 49: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874–1951) - Signed Bank Cheque, 3 September 1938 — £1,000
• Lot 50: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856) - Important Autograph Letter Signed to his publisher — £6,000
• Lot 51: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN (1928–2007) - Inscribed and Signed Concert Programme, Rome, 28 November 1989 — £200
• Lot 52: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971) - Inscribed and Signed Photograph, Rome, 1954 — £1,000
• Lot 53: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971) - Two photographs and and an autograph note by his wife — £800
• Lot 54: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - ALEXANDRE TANSMAN (1897–1986) - Six letters autograph letters signed — £500
• Lot 55: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - SARAH VAUGHAN (1924–1990) - Inscribed and Signed Photograph — £500
• Lot 56: [MUSIC] - VERDI Giuseppe (1813 - 1901) - Solidarity In Hardship: Verdi’s Support For The Ailing Ghislanzoni — £600
• Lot 57: [MUSIC] - VERDI Giuseppe (1813 - 1901) - Farewell To A Friend: Verdi’s Final Letter To Ghislanzoni Amid Triumph And — £600
• Lot 58: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, & DOCUMENTS] - KINGSLEY AMIS (1922–1995) - Autograph Letter Signed — £80
• Lot 59: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, & DOCUMENTS] - CHINUA ACHEBE (1930–2013) - Typed Letter Signed and Inscribed Photograph — £300
• Lot 60: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £4,000
• Lot 61: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £200
• Lot 62: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £1,000
• Lot 63: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £800
• Lot 64: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £1,500
• Lot 65: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £500
• Lot 66: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £200
• Lot 67: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, & DOCUMENTS] - EDOUARD MANET (1832–1883) - Important Autograph Letter Signed — £3,000
• Lot 68: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, & DOCUMENTS] - HENRY MILLER (1891–1980) - Autograph Postcard Signed, — £100
• Lot 69: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £6,000
• Lot 70: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, & DOCUMENTS] - MORSE Samuel F. B. — £1,500
• Lot 71: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £20,000
• Lot 72: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £2,000
• Lot 73: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £2,000
• Lot 74: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, & DOCUMENTS] - W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM (1874–1965) - Typed Letter Signed, The Dorchester, — £200
• Lot 75: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, & DOCUMENTS] - MARIA STONA (1859–1944) - Autograph Postcard Signed to Gini Loebl, — £180
• Lot 76: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £3,000
• Lot 77: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, & DOCUMENTS] - P. G. — £400
• Lot 78: [VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, — £3,000
• Lot 79: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - PAOLO ANDREANI (1763–1823) - Important Autograph Letter Signed — £800
• Lot 80: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - VITTORIO BARZONI (1767–1829) - Important Autograph Letter Signed — £800
• Lot 81: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - Caroline de BRUNSWICK (1768 - 1821) - Collection of memorabilia — £2,000
• Lot 82: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - EUGENE DE BEAUHARNAIS (1781–1824) - TO NAPOLEON - Important Autograph Draft Letter — £1,000
• Lot 83: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - JULIE CLARY BONAPARTE (1771–1845) - Autograph Letter Signed — £300
• Lot 84: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - ANNE WILLEM CAREL, — £800
• Lot 85: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - JEANETIENNE CHAMPIONNET (1762–1800) - ARMÉE D'ANGLETERRE - Autograph Letter Signed — £300
• Lot 86: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - GODEFROI COUPE DE LAROZIERE (1745–1831) - MANSORY IN THE REVOLUTION - Autograph — £300
• Lot 87: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - FRENCH NATIONAL CONVENTION — COMMITTEE OF GENERAL SECURITY - Manuscript Document — £500
• Lot 88: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - EMILE, — £400
• Lot 89: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - JOHN JEFFERY (1751–1822) - Autograph Letter Signed to William Hamilton — £600
• Lot 90: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - THOMAS MEUNIER (early 19th century) - TRADE BETWEEN LISBON AND PARIS AFTER NAPOLEON — £200
• Lot 91: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - NAPOLEON I (1769–1821) — FIRST FRENCH EMPIRE - Official Manuscript — £2,000
• Lot 92: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - CHARLES-FREDERIC REINHARD (1761–1837) - Important Autograph Letter Signed to — £2,000
• Lot 93: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - WILLIAM SETON (1746–1798), — £1,000
• Lot 94: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - WILLIAM SIDNEY SMITH (1764–1840) - Letter Signed to the Civil List of the Kingdom — £300
• Lot 95: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - GEORGE WHITE (1775–1811) - Important Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Charles Stuart — £300
• Lot 96: [HISTORICAL LETTERS & DOCUMENTS] - WILLIAM V, — £2,000
• Lot 97: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - RICHARD WAGNER (1813–1883) - Important autograph letter signed (“Richard Wagner”) — £1,500
• Lot 98: [MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - GIOVANNI PACINI (1796–1867) - Autograph musical manuscript, signed and dated 1859 — £400