[Beethoven, Ludwig van. (1770–1827)] Scarce Ivory Pass to FIRST QUARTET CYCLE PERFORMANCE!Extremely rare and important ivory ticket pass to the London Beethoven Quartett Society where the monumental String Quartets were first performed as a cycle. Handpainted on ivory, each pass reads "Honor to Beethoven," the chair number, and "Quartett Society." The pass has been elegantly matted and framed together with an impressive portrait of Beethoven. Founded by London musician and impressario, Thomas Massa Alsager, the Society was first a private