Christie’s London have a couple of interesting Wagner lots coming up next month.
The first draft of the Tannhäuser libretto is expected to make six figures. Also under the hammer is a draft fragment for the ending of the concert overture Polonia, estimated at £25,000-35,000.
Details here.
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