RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Vincent D’Indy634 - Vincent D’Indy
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French composer and teacher (1851–1931) best known for his ‘Symphony on a French Mountain Air.’ Matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of D’Indy in a
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Mischa Elman635 - Mischa Elman
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Russian violinist (1891–1967), who began his virtuosic career as a child and played Carnegie Hall at age 17. His recording career spanned six decades,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Antonin Dvorak636 - Antonin Dvorak
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ALS in English, signed “A. Dvorak,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, August 28, 1891. Letter to his publishers, Novello & Ewer of London. In full: “I wish n...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Wilhelm Furtwangler637 - Wilhelm Furtwangler
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Handwritten musical manuscript in pencil, unsigned, one page both sides, 14 x 10.5, no date. Furtwangler pens a lengthy musical manuscript, making num
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Wilhelm Furtwangler638 - Wilhelm Furtwangler
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Highly regarded German conductor (1886–1954) who became embroiled in controversy with the rise of the Third Reich. Though vehemently anti-Hitler, he w
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk639 - Louis Moreau Gottschalk
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Gifted pianist and composer (1829–1869) who was one of the first figures in American music to attain an international reputation. His colorful keyboar
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Edvard Grieg640 - Edvard Grieg
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Unusual AMQS on an off-white 8 x 5.25 decorative album page, signed and inscribed below in German, in part (translated): “Very slowly! Daily exercise
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Josef Hauer641 - Josef Hauer
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Austrian composer and music theorist (1883-1959) most famous for developing a method for composing with all 12 notes of the chromatic scale. AQS in Ge
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Arthur Honegger642 - Arthur Honegger
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Eminent Swiss composer (1892–1955) best known for the evocative orchestral work Pacific 231. AMQS on an off-white 6.75 x 4.75 sheet, boldly inscribed
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Wilhelm Kempff643 - Wilhelm Kempff
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Renowned German pianist (1895–1991) especially noted for his interpretations of Beethoven. Vintage glossy 6.25 x 8.75 photo of the composer, signed an
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Ernesto Lecuona644 - Ernesto Lecuona
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Cuban composer and pianist of worldwide fame (1895–1963) credited with bringing the rumba and conga rhythms to America. Boldly penned autograph musica
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Franz Lehar645 - Franz Lehar
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Handsome matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Lehar in a head-and-shoulders pose, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. Lehar then adds a
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Ruggero Leoncavallo646 - Ruggero Leoncavallo
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ALS in Italian, signed “R. Leoncavallo,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 11, May 31, 1898. Letter to conductor Luigi Bernardi, concerning a
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Dinu Lipatti647 - Dinu Lipatti
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Romanian classical pianist and composer (1917–1950). Rare ALS in French, one page on a 4 x 5.75 postcard, September 10, 1944. Letter to pianist Dory R
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Edward MacDowell648 - Edward MacDowell
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American composer and pianist of the Romantic period (1860–1908). Uncommon ink signature, “E. A. MacDowell,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.5 slip. In fine
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Gustav Mahler649 - Gustav Mahler
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ANS in German, signed “Gust. Mahler,” one page, 4.5 x 3.25, May 16, 1889. Untranslated note telling his correspondent that he will come to Vienna and
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Jules Massenet650 - Jules Massenet
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French composer (1842–1912) best known for such operas as ‘Manon,’ ‘Werther,’ and ‘Thais.’ Lengthy handwritten musical manuscript, unsigned, two pages
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Jules Massenet651 - Jules Massenet
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Uncommon 5 x 8.5 boudoir cabinet photo showing Massenet in a bust-length pose, signed and inscribed at the top of the image in black ink, “Au Cercle d
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy652 - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
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Prodigiously gifted German Romantic composer (1809–1847). His musical output encompasses virtually every form and genre of the era, from piano and cha
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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli653 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
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Italian classical pianist and composer (1920–1995), widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Dramatic 4 x 6 Deutsche G
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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