Most albums and art books in this auction are from Abraham Meltzer's Estate.
Abraham Meltzer was an exceptional man who had an interest in many fields, he was known worldwide
as a certified acoustician.
He started his career as a physicist and wanted to pursue nuclear research.
Mr Meltzer was advised against it by Robert Oppenheimer in the 1950's.
In the16 years that he lived in Holland, Meltzer gained much expertise and combined his passion for music with acoustics.
His career in both fields was practiced in concert halls and opera houses.
Meltzer was in charge of many important projects in the world, such as Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl and Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, for which he was awarded a knighthood by Prince Rainier.
Meltzer was a devout art collector and his estate includes hundreds of albums and art books.
In addition to his amazing art books Meltzer accumulated a collection of antique watches.
This collection will be auctioned off at a later date thru Arti.
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LOT 3407:
LOT. RARE ITEM. A LETTER + THE ENVELOPE FROM 1894 + A DRAWING OF GUISEPPE VERDI THE GREAT COMPOSER. ALL FRAMED. + A PHOTO OF VERDI FROM 1881.
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Start price:
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5,000
Estimated price :
$7,000 - $9,000
Buyer's Premium: 18%
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LOT. RARE ITEM. A LETTER + THE ENVELOPE FROM 1894 + A DRAWING OF GUISEPPE VERDI THE GREAT COMPOSER. ALL FRAMED. + A PHOTO OF VERDI FROM 1881. ALL ITEMS FROM THE INHERITANCE OF THE COLLECTOR ABRAHAM MELZER GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901). ONE PAGE LETTER AND ENVELOPE TO PROFESSOR DALADINI. VERDI THANKS PROFESSOR DALADINI FOR SENDING HIM A CAN OF OIL (OLIVE) FROM LUCCA. "…VERY WRONG! VERY WRONG! EMINENT PROFESSOR. YOU ARE REGARDED AS GUILTY FOR SENDING ME THAT CAN OF OIL FROM LUCCA. HOWEVER EXTRAORDINARILY DELICIOUS..." AT THE POSTSCRIPT HE WRITES, "P.S. MADAME STOLTZ IS HERE FOR A FEW DAYS AND SHE ALSO SENDS HER GREETINGS TO YOU..." TERESA STOLTZ (CZECH SOPRANO 1834-1902) WAS THE FIRST SOPRANO TO SING "AIDA" IN ITALY. SHE ALSO SOPRANO IN THE PREMIER PERFORMANCE OF VERDI'S "REQUIEM". THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE REQUIEM BY VERDI TOOK PLACE DURING THE 1894-95 SEASON.
