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François-Joseph FÉTIS (1784–1871).
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277
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François-Joseph FÉTIS (1784–1871).
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €250
Voluntary lot
Description
François-Joseph FÉTIS (1784–1871). Autograph letter, Brussels, 22 August 1834, to the pianist Pierre-Joseph Zimmerman; 1 page, in-4, with address.
His ‘incredible busy life’ has prevented him from writing and from visiting his friends in Paris. He invites them to come to his home in Brussels for the musical festivities, which he hopes will be ‘worthy of guests such as yourselves’. You are both much like me; your time is swallowed up by work that never lets up. You will find hearts that are devoted to you, a simple dinner, a glass of good wine, and music the likes of which one does not hear everywhere. Besides, the country is well worth seeing’…
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About the sale
Letters and Autograph Manuscripts – Part II
Auction location
Auction time
10/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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