Czech museum to return original Beethoven score

An 1820 portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven, pained by Joseph Karl Stieler. The heirs of a family from whom the Nazis stole an original Beethoven musical manuscript will receive the document from the Czech museum that has held it for roughly eight decades. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, which considers it to be in the public domain in the United States as it is a faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional work of art that is itself in the public domain.

 

An 1820 portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven, pained by Joseph Karl Stieler. The heirs of a family from whom the Nazis stole an original Beethoven musical manuscript will receive the document from the Czech museum that has held it for roughly eight decades. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, which considers it to be in the public domain in the United States as it is a faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional work of art that is itself in the public domain.
An 1820 portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven, pained by Joseph Karl Stieler. The heirs of a family from whom the Nazis stole an original Beethoven musical manuscript will receive the document from the Czech museum that has held it for roughly eight decades. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, which considers it to be in the public domain in the United States as it is a faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional work of art that is itself in the public domain.

 

PRAGUE (AP) – A musical manuscript handwritten by Ludwig van Beethoven is being returned to the heirs of the richest family in pre-World War II Czechoslovakia, whose members had to flee the country to escape the Holocaust. The Moravian Museum in the Czech city of Brno has had the original manuscript for the fourth movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 in its collection for more than 80 years. The museum put the score on display for the first time in early December in anticipation of handing it over to its rightful owners.

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Heritage’s watches and fine timepieces sale ‘ticked’ all the boxes

Circa-1973 Rolex Oyster Cosmograph with tropical sub dials, $125,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Circa-1973 Rolex Oyster Cosmograph with tropical sub dials, $125,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Circa-1973 Rolex Oyster Cosmograph with tropical sub dials, $125,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – Riding a surge of demand for elite timepieces from some of the world’s top watch makers, Heritage Auctions’ Watches & Fine Timepieces Signature® Auction, held November 16, was a near-sellout event that realized $2,820,849.

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University Archives invites you to own a piece of history, Dec. 14

NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club insurance cover signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, estimated at $8,000-$10,000
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club insurance cover signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, estimated at $8,000-$10,000
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club insurance cover signed by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, estimated at $8,000-$10,000

WILTON, Conn. – A NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club insurance cover from the Buzz Aldrin family space collection, signed by all three Apollo 11 crew members, and an autograph letter signed by Thomas Jefferson from Monticello in which he mentions Napoleon Bonaparte are a few of the expected highlights in University Archives’ online auction slated for Wednesday, December 14 at 11 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Raise a fine glass to Jason Woody, third-generation auctioneer

Jason Woody (along with his wife, Melinda) runs Woody Auction LLC, a third-generation auction house that has gained a reputation for achieving strong prices with cut glass. The house often features museum-worthy examples from Galle and Moser as well as Hawkes panel pattern glass. Image courtesy of Woody Auction LLC.
Jason Woody (along with his wife, Melinda) runs Woody Auction LLC, a third-generation auction house that has gained a reputation for achieving strong prices with cut glass. The house often features museum-worthy examples from Galle and Moser as well as Hawkes panel pattern glass. Image courtesy of Woody Auction LLC.
Jason Woody (together with his wife, Melinda) runs Woody Auction LLC, a third-generation auction house that has gained a reputation for achieving strong prices with cut glass. The house often features museum-worthy examples from Galle and Moser as well as Hawkes panel pattern glass. Image courtesy of Woody Auction LLC.

DOUGLASS, Kan. – Jason Woody, co-owner and auctioneer at Woody Auction LLC in Douglass, Kansas, thrives on the ever-changing nature of the auction business, but some things are constant: great items will always perform well, and the key to keeping a third-generation auction house alive and thriving is treating people well and sticking to your word. Specializing in Victorian and and pre-1920s antiques, Woody Auction LLC has earned a strong worldwide reputation as a leader in cut glass. In addition, its attention to customer service has helped it rank among LiveAuctioneers’ top-rated auction houses.

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