RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

ALS in French, one page on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard depicting Westminster Abbey, January 31, 1934. Letter written to Germaine Delaunay, written from Londo

LS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, La Floride letterhead, July 29, 1933. Letter declining a proposal for work, citing his decl

LS signed “G. Rossini,” one page, 5.75 x 8.25, January 17, 1841. Letter to the Marquis of Lasmarismas, regarding gourmet food from the House of Rothsc

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, March 17, 1961. Letter to Mr. L. Arnold Weissberger, in part: “Thank you for your letter of March 15, w

Untranslated ALS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, August 27, 1880. Mounted and matted beside a portrait. In very good to fine con

DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, August 27, 1941. Bartok agrees to extend his contract and confirms it “has been transferred with all its benefits and obligati

Program for a special concert featuring the Czech Quartet held in Prague to honor the one hundredth anniversary of the death of Ludwig von Beethoven,

TLS, one onionskin page, 8.25 x 10.75, Ecoles d’Art Americaines letterhead, October 2, 1974. Letter to Mrs. Barbara Saul Jacobson. In full: “How kind

Italian composer of modernist tendencies (1883–1947) perhaps best known for his retrospective works, ‘Scarlattiana’ and ‘Paganiniani.’ Vintage semi–gl

Untranslated ALS in German, one page both sides, 8.75 x 5.5, personal letterhead, May 12, 1923. In fine condition, with writing showing through from o

Armenian composer (1903-1978) of the spirited ‘Sabre Dance.’ TLS in Cyrillic, one page, 6.5 x 6, no date. Letter to Vasily Pavlovich of the Moscow Mus

Collection of six items signed by classical musicians or composers, including: Ernst Krenek (AMQS), Jan Kubelik (SP), Agnes Huntington (SP), Alexander

Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 photo of Ormandy with his arms crossed, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Mrs. Edith Tigert, with my appreciation for

French composer, conductor, and organist (1863–1937) who won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1882, and was taught by other such masters as Antoine Fra

Italian violinist and composer (1879–1936) who is best remembered for his trilogy of orchestral tone poems Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome, and Roman

Uncommon 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Strauss by Ursula Richter of Dresden, signed in the lower border in black ink. In fine condition, with a light cr

Blue ink signature and inscription, “To Jean Feldman, Every good wish, George Gershwin, Sept. 2, 1930” on an off-white 7.5 x 7 trimmed sheet of person

Vintage glossy 10.25 x 8 MGM publicity photo of Sinatra and a young Dean Stockwell in the 1945 film Anchors Aweigh, signed in fountain pen by Sinatra.

Vintage 8 x 10 Rush Studio portrait of Cline in a dark dress with a polka-dot collar, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to her cousin Earl Allanson

Amazing ALS signed “Patsy & All,” seven pages, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 8, October 11, 1961. Written from Nashville, Tennessee, a letter to friends...