Auction House	Sothebys
Website	www.sothebys.com/
Auction Name	Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts
Sale Number	L11402
Auction Date	Jun 08, 2011 - Jun 08, 2011

Lot Number	230
Author	CHOPIN, FRÉDÉRIC.
Title	AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("CH"), TO HIS BELOVED FRIEND THE CELLIST AUGUSTE FRANCHOMME, ABOUT HIS MUSIC, ESPECIALLY THE POLONAISE FANTAISIE OP.61
Description	AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("CH"), TO HIS BELOVED FRIEND THE CELLIST AUGUSTE FRANCHOMME, ABOUT HIS MUSIC, ESPECIALLY THE POLONAISE FANTAISIE OP.61, Writing from Nohant to Franchomme who was acting for him in Paris, he expresses his annoyance that his publisher [Brandus] is away and that there is no one to take possession of his manuscripts, he requests that the name of Madame Veyret be added as dedicatee of the Polonaise-Fantaisie Op.61, he discusses financial matters relating to the publication of his music, relays the best wishes of George Sand and asks to be remembered to Jane Stirling, his last love, 4 pages, 8vo, with autograph envelope, with red seal, Nohant, 13 September [18]46, creased at folds ...Aussi aye la bonté de ne pas leur confier mes manuscrits sans toucher l'argent convenu, et envoye m'en aussitôt un billet de cinq cents fr. dans ta lettre...Garde-moi tes millions pour autre fois...Ajoute...au titre de la Polonaise "dédiée à Madame A. Veyret"...
Lot Note	This autograph letter has never been offered for sale before. It has come by descent through the Franchomme family. This letter is inaccurately published in Sydow (no.622), who silently corrects Chopin's grammatical mistakes and changes certain words. For a first edition of Op.61, see lot 248.
Estimated Price	GBP 20,000.00 - 25,000.00( USD 30400.00 - USD 38000.00)
Actual Price	GBP 67,250.00 ( USD 102220.00)