RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

ALS in German, one page both sides, 8.75 x 11.25, Grand Hotel Milano & Helvetia letterhead, August 1936. Letter to his mother, who was unhappy w...

Matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 head-and-shoulders postcard photo of Korngold, signed in the lower border in black ink, adding a brief AMQS from his opera “V

Celebrated soprano (1820–1887), known as the ‘Swedish Nightingale,’ who, under the management of P. T. Barnum, became the most renowned and highly pai

Austrian composer, author, and companion of famous men (1879–1964). Four ALSs in German, signed “Alma,” totaling seven pages, 10.5 x 8.25, circa 1930.

Handsome matte-finish 3.25 x 5.5 postcard photo of Mahler as a young man, signed and inscribed circa 1900 in German in black ink, “Zur freundlichen Er

ALS in German, one page, 3.5 x 4.5, no date but circa May 1832. Untranslated letter to Mme. Moscheles, wife of the pianist Ignaz Moscheles. Mendelssoh

Bohemian composer and piano virtuoso (1794–1870), whose career after his early years was based initially in London, and later at Leipzig, where he suc

ALS in French, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, Le Grand Coteau letterhead, no date. Letter to the unnamed Winnaretta Singer, Princess Edmond de Poli

Amazing archive of handwritten drafts and fragments by Giuseppe Adami for the libretto of Puccini’s last opera, Turandot, totaling about 585 pages, ci

Choice AMQS on an off-white 5.75 x 3.5 card, crisply signed and inscribed in black ink, “A Madame Lucy Haupt, Maurice Ravel.” Ravel pens the opening t

Eminent Russian composer (1844–1908) best known for such brilliantly orchestrated works as Scheherazade and for operatic staples like Sadko, The Tale

Prolific German composer (1873–1916) best known for his densely contrapuntal, Bach-inspired keyboard works. Large AMQS on an off-white 8.75 x 5.5 ligh

Composer of classical music and a virtuoso pianist (1901–1999) who achieved great success despite being nearly blind from an early age. Two TLSs in Sp

ALS in French, signed “G. Rossini,” one page, 6 x 9, June 6, 1859. Letter to Monsieur Worms. In part (translated): "I was well satisfied with t...

Academy Award–winning Hungarian-born composer (1907–1995) best known for his scores to such classic films as Spellbound, Double Indemnity, and Ben Hur

Composer and one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era (1819–1896). She and her husband, composer Robert Schumann, were early champio

Ink signature, “Smetana,” on an off-white 1.75 x 1 clipped slip affixed to a 6.5 x 10.25 trimmed mount bearing a 6.5 x 8 portrait of the Czech compose

Strauss’s personal calling card imprinted with his name, 3.75 x 2.25, with an unsigned handwritten note in German penned on the front and back. In par

Postcard featuring an illustrated depiction of Strauss, 3.5 x 5.5, signed in the lower border in blue ink, “Johann Strauss.” In fine condition, with a

Concert pianist (1887–1961) and older brother of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein who, after losing his right arm in World War I, devised novel techniq