RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction featuring Founding Fathers

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Headlined by a robust Revolutionary War section in celebration of Independence Day, RR Auction’s July 2017 Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale boasts over 800 lots of collectibles from an array of genres. Opening with a pair of remarkable Revolutionary War amputation kits used by Dr. John Warren, the first section traces the history of the founding of America from William Penn to George Washington. Key items from other categories include a set of Donald Trump’s personally-owned and -used golf clubs, a rare portrait of Thomas Edison with an inscription about the “electric vehicle,” a chair from Rick’s Cafe in Casablanca, and an incredible autograph letter by Ernest Hemingway. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in July 2017.
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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Baron Haussmann430 - Baron Haussmann
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French civil planner (1809-1891) whose name is associated with the rebuilding of Paris. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8, Cabinet du Senateur, Prefet
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Al Hirschfeld431 - Al Hirschfeld
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Amusing 10.5 x 8 print of a 1990 Al Hirschfeld sketch of Ben Turpin being chased by the Keystone Kops, signed in black ink in the lower right corner,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Maxfield Parrish432 - Maxfield Parrish
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Parrish, payable to the Collection of Internal Revenue at Burlington, Vermont, for $401.66, Septemb
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John Tenniel433 - John Tenniel
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British illustrator (1820–1914) best known for his collaborations with Lewis Carroll on the Alice in Wonderland books. Scarce ink signature, "Y...
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Kees van Dongen434 - Kees van Dongen
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Dutch painter and one of the Fauves (1877-1968). ALS in French, signed "Van Dongen," one page, 8.25 x 10.5, October 15. Letter to printer ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Jacques Villon435 - Jacques Villon
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French cubist painter (1875–1963) and older brother of the influential Dadaist Marcel Duchamp. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, October 29, 1955.
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Maurice de Vlaminck436 - Maurice de Vlaminck
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French artist (1876–1958) and a member of the Fauvists, whose work is typically marked by bold colors and eccentric brushwork. ALS in French, two page
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol437 - Andy Warhol
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Felt tip signature, "Andy Warhol,” on a light orange 5 x 3 card bearing a small affixed image of the artist. In fine condition.
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Andy Warhol438 - Andy Warhol
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Color postcard of a semi-abstract portrait of Warhol, 4 x 6, signed in the lower border in thick black felt tip, “Andy.” In fine condition, with sligh
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Hermann Winterhalter439 - Hermann Winterhalter
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German painter (1808–1891) who was the younger brother of portrait painter Franz Xaver Winterhalter. ALS in French, signed “H. Winterhalter,” one page
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