December 2023 - Autographs, Letters & Historical Documents

Discovering Timeless Connections - An Unveiling of Rare Autographs

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December 2023 - Autographs, Letters & Historical Documents

Discovering Timeless Connections - An Unveiling of Rare Autographs

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Vincenzo Bellini (Catania, 1801 - Puteaux, 1835)Autograph letter signed (Bellini), dated Milan, February 15, 1829, by the famous Italian composer,...

Hector Berlioz (La Côte-Saint-André, 1803 - Paris, 1869) Autograph letter, dated January 9, 1840, by the French composer. A letter of musical cont...

Hans Von Bülow (Dresden, 1830 - Cairo, 1894)Autograph letter signed, dated Berlin 16 January 1859, by the renowned orchestra conductor, pianist, a...

Ferruccio Busoni (Empoli, 1866 - Berlin, 1924)Autograph letter signed, dated Zurich, March 13, 1917, by the Italian composer and pianist, to "Cav....

Fedor Ivanovich Chaliapin (Kazan, 1873 - Paris, 1938)Illustrated manuscript, dated 1935. A tribute to Chaliapin, one of the greatest basses of all...

(Tito Schipa) Marina Fedorovna Chaliapin (Moscow, 1912 - Rome, 2009)Dark brownautograph copies of around 140 letters in French and English, dated ...

(Fedor Chaliapin) Marina Fedorovna Chaliapin (Moscow, 1912 - Rome, 2009)Four autographletters (three signed, only one dated 1984), addressed to va...

Marina Fedorovna Chaliapin (Moscow, 1912 - Rome, 2009)Autograph diary of the actress, daughter of the famed Russian bass Fedor Ivanovich Chaliapin...

Alfred Cortot (Nyon, 1877 - Lausanne, 1962)Autograph letter signed, dated March 11, 1950, by the acclaimed pianist and conductor. Addressed to Ces...

Alfred Cortot (Nyon, 1877 - Lausanne, 1962)Autographed letter signed, dated May 5, 1919, by the acclaimed Swiss pianist and conductor. Addressed t...

Luigi Dallapiccola (Pisino, 1904 - Florence, 1975)Autograph letter signed, dated September 4, 1937, addressed to a Maestro. A personal letter in w...

Claude Debussy (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1862 - Paris, 1918)Autograph letter signed, dated [Paris] October 26, 1912, by the French composer. An intr...

Gaetano Donizetti (Bergamo, 1797 - ib., 1848)Autograph letter signed, dated [Milan] 30.11.1833, by the Italian opera composer, to the music publis...

Gaetano Donizetti (Bergamo, 1797 - ib., 1848)Autograph letter signed (Donizetti), dated Paris, 22nd October 1839, by the Italian opera composer. T...

(Entertainment/Movie & Music) Richard Attenborough (1923 - 2014)Large photographic portrait with autograph signature “Richard Attenborough”, dated...

(Entertainment/Movie & Music) Yul Brynner (1920 - 1985) Photographic portrait with autograph signature [1975 ca.] of the Russian-American actor, A...

(Entertainment/Movie & Music) André Cayatte (Carcassonne, 1909 - Parigi, 1989)Autograph letter signed, dated ce 18 [1963 ca.] by the French writer...

(Entertainment/Movie & Music) Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961)Photograph with autograph signature “Gary Cooper” [1930], on postcard depicting a scene fro...

(Entertainment/Movie & Music) Marlene Dietrich (1901 - 1992)Photographic portrait [1930] with autograph signature “Marlene Dietrich”. On postcard....

(Entertainment/Movie & Music) Serge Gainsbourg (1928 - 1991)Photographic portrait signed with a marker “Gainsbourg” [1986] on postcard reproducing...

(Entertainment/Movie & Music) John Huston (1906 - 1987)Large photographic portrait with autograph dedication signed [1975 ca.] by the Academy awar...

(Entertainment/Movie & Music) Stan Laurel (1890 - 1965), Oliver Hardy (1892-1957)Vintage photographic portrait [1950 ca.] with autograph dedicatio...

(Entertainment/Movie & Music) Freddy Mercury (1946 - 1991)Queen the Complete Works' box set, including a signed album, 1971-1985 tour itinerary, m...

Alberto Franchetti (Turin, 1860 - Viareggio, 1942)Complete and unpublished autograph musical manuscript of the opera "Don Bonaparte". This is the ...

Walter Gieseking (Lyon, 1895 - London, 1956)Autograph letter signed, dated Bochum in Westfalen, April 5, 1922, by the renown pianist and composer....

Umberto Giordano (Foggia, 1867 - Milan, 1948)Autograph letter signed, dated Rome, November 29, 1942, by the renown opera composer. Addressed to "D...

Charles Gounod (Paris, 1818 - Saint-Cloud, 1893)Autograph letter signed (Ch.Gounod), dated "Saint Cloud (...) Dimanche 23 juin / 67", by the Frenc...

Ruggiero Leoncavallo (Naples, 1857 - Montecatini Terme, 1919)Autographed letter signed (R. Leoncavallo), not dated, by the Italian composer and li...

Franz Liszt (Doborjan, 1811- Bayreuth, 1886)Autograph letter signed (F. Liszt), dated Hamburg, June 5, 1842, by the renowned pianist, distinguishe...

Franz Liszt (Doborjan, 1811- Bayreuth, 1886)Autograph manuscript, not dated [1838-1839] by the celebrated Hungarian pianist. On a sheet of paper a...

Daniel Liszt (Rome 1839 - Berlin 1859)Rare autograph letter signed “D. Liszt”, dated “3 octobre 57”, by the son of Franz Liszt and Marie d'Agoult ...

Nikita Magaloff (Saint Petersburg, 1912 - Vevey, 1992)Autograph letter signed by the brilliant pianist and a remarkable interpreter of Chopin's mu...

Igor Markevitch (Kiev, 1912 - Antibes, 1983)Two autograph letters signed by the acclaimed conductor, dated respectively April 23, 1975 and April 1...

Pietro Mascagni (Livorno, 1863 - Rome, 1945)Two autograph musical manuscripts for voice and piano. I. An unpublished occasional composition, writt...

Ignacy Paderewski (Kuryłówka 1860 - New York 1941)Cabinet-card photographic portrait with autograph dedication signed of the Polish pianist an com...

Ferdinando Paër (Parma, 1771 - Paris, 1839)Autograph letter signed "F.Paër", dated Paris, October 3, 1837, by the acclaimed opera composer, to an ...

Amilcare Ponchielli (Paderno, 1834 - Milan, 1886)Autograph letter signed (A. Ponchielli), dated Milan, April 10, 1883, by the Italian composer. Ad...

Giacomo Puccini (Lucca, 1858 - Bruxelles, 1924)Autograph letter signed (Puccini), dated Milan, March 5, 1900, addressed to "Caro Popino mio" [the ...

Giacomo Puccini (Lucca, 1858 - Brussels, 1924)Autograph letter signed, dated Milan, February 16, 1921, addressed to "Tonino" [Antonio Bettolacci]....

Giacomo Puccini (Lucca, 1858 - Brussels, 1924)Autograph letter signed, stamp dated 15.8.1921, by one the greatest Italian composers. Addressed to ...

Renzo Rossellini (Rome, 1908 - Monaco, 1982)"The bells". Opera in one act. Words and music by Renzo Rossellini. Autograph musical manuscript signe...

(D’Annunzio) Ida Rubinstein (Kharkov, 1888 - Vence, 1960)Autograph letter signed, dated Paris "Le 28 Mars", by the famous dancer. Condemned by an ...

Tullio Serafin (Cavarzere, 1878 - Rome, 1968)Autograph letter signed, dated Turin, October 29, 1934, by the acclaimed conductor, passionate interp...

Robert Schumann (Zwickau 1810 - Endenich 1856)Very interesting autograph letter signed "R. Schumann”, dated Dresden, 1 September 1846, to his publ...

Clara Schumann (Leipzig 1819 - Frankfurt am Main 1896) Long autograph letter signed “Clara Schumann”, in German, dated Düsseldorf d. 15 Dezbr, 186...

(Theater) Jean-Louis Laruette (Paris 1731 - Ib. 1792)Partly printed receipt, dated Paris 18 decembre 1776 with autograph signature of theater acto...

(Theater) André Antoine ((Limoges, 1858 - Le Pouliguen 1943)Three autographed letters signed, one dated Camaret 6 Novembre [1915] the other two po...

(Theater) Joseph Caillot (Paris, 1733 - ib., 1816)Autograph note signed (Caillot) dated "a Paris ce X douze pluviose an six de la republique franç...

(Theater) Bartolomeo Camerani (Ferrara 1735 - Paris 1816)Autograph letter signed, not dated [1801], by the celebrated theatre actor, from 1767 in ...

(Theater) Jaques Copeau (Paris, 1879 - Beaune, 1949)Autograph letter signed, dated Wiesbaden, August 23, 1922, by the French actor and theatre dir...

(Theater) Jaques Copeau (Paris, 1879 - Beaune, 1949)Autograph letter signed, dated Vieux Colombier, July 29, 1922, by the French actor and theatre...

(Theater) Max Devrient (Hanover, 1857 - Chur, 1929)Autographletter, dated Vienna, August 29, 1908, by the actor in the Vienna Court Theatre, known...

Luisa Tetrazzini (Florence, 1871 - Milan, 1940)Autographletter signed on Illustrated postcard , dated April 13, 1903, by the Italian colatura sopr...

Arturo Toscanini (Parma, 1867 - New York, 1957)Autograph letter signed, dated 31.4.1930, by the acclaimed Italian conductor, to Miss Sigrid [Hill]...

Giuseppe Verdi (Le Roncole, 1813 - Milano, 1901)Autograph letter signed "G.Verdi", not dated [probably January 1869]. To "C.[aro] G.[iulio]"[Giuli...

Henri Vieuxtemps (Viervers, 1820 - Mustapha Supérieur, 1881)Autograph letter signed, dated April 9, 1847, by the acclaimed Belgian violinist and c...

Richard Wagner (Leipzig, 1813 - Venice, 1883)Autograph letter signed (Rich. Wagner), dated Villa d'Angri, Posillipo, Naples July 16, 1880, without...

Richard Wagner (Leipzig, 1813 - Venice, 1883)Autograph letter signed, dated 26.9.1874, to his agent Carl Voltz in Wiesbaden. A beautiful letter ab...

Richard Wagner (Leipzig, 1813 - Venice, 1883)Autograph letter signed, dated Bayreuth 27 September 1873, addressed to "Dear Sir" [but certainly to ...

Ferdinand Maximilian, Prince of Baden-Baden (Baden-Baden, 1625 - Heidelberg, 1669)Beautiful letter signed and dated Turino gli 28 Xbre 1657 by the...

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