RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Among the highlights of this month’s sale are a document signed by Columbus sponsors Ferdinand and Isabella, an autograph letter signed by Thomas Jefferson, an original Force print of the Declaration of Independence, and a signed handwritten letter by Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien. Artifacts offered include Ernest Hemingway’s baseball cap and a Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine commissioned by Prince Amadeo of Savoy. Join us as we prepare to make history selling history in August 2016.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Henri Matisse358 - Henri Matisse
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Desirable ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, March 4, 1910. Untranslated letter to students informing them that they must pay for their class in ad
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Joan Miro359 - Joan Miro
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Scarce ALS in French, signed “Miro,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, January 21, 1935. Letter to his friend and fellow artist Alice Frey. In part: “
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso360 - Pablo Picasso
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Colorful cardboard bullfighting souvenir, perhaps a fan, measuring 12.5? in diameter, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “Picasso.” In very good
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol361 - Andy Warhol
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Desirable original original signed felt tip sketch of a Campbell’s soup can on a light brown 7 x 9.25 sheet of cardboard, neatly signed below in black
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Stanford White362 - Stanford White
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Distinguished American architect (1853–1906) who was a leading figure of the ‘Beaux Arts’ movement. He was fatally shot and killed in the roof garden
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Ansel Adams363 - Ansel Adams
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TLS, one page on the reverse of a 6 x 4.25 postcard showing Adams’ photo of ‘Surf and Rocks’ at California’s Timber Cove, October 31, 1980. Letter to
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Artists364 - Artists
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Ten postcards featuring various artworks, ranging in size from 6 x 4 to 5.25 x 7.25, each signed in various ink types by an individual artist, includi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Artists365 - Artists
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Two checks: an 1876 check signed by mezzotint engraver John Sartain; and a 1953 check signed by famous pin-up artist Alberto Vargas. In overall fine c
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Artists and Writers366 - Artists and Writers
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Collection of twenty items, each signed by a notable artist or writer, including: William Cullen Bryant (ALS), John Stevens Cabot Abbott (SP), Helen Z
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Al Hirschfeld367 - Al Hirschfeld
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Three items, each signed “Hirschfeld,” including: a pamphlet for Artists in Line: An Al Hirschfeld Retrospective held at the Brandywine River Museum f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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