RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

ALS in French, signed at the top, “H. Berlioz,” one page, 4 x 5.25, no date. Letter to his friend, the Hungarian pianist Stephen Heller, in part: (tra

ALS in French, signed “H. Berlioz,” one page, 5.5 x 4.5, no date but notated in pencil December 13, 1853. Untranslated letter to the violinist Joseph

Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.75 promotional photo depicting Callas as the main character in the opera Anna Bolena, signed in blue ink, “Anna Bolena, Mar

Handsome vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 three-quarter length postcard photo of Caruso by Mertens photography, signed vertically in fountain pen. In

Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist of Czech origin (1791–1857) whose vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works. After meeting Bee

ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.5, no date but postmarked Paris, August 7, 1900. Letter to Blanche Marot, in full (translated)

Autograph musical manuscript in pencil, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.75 x 13.25, signed in the upper right, “Furtwangler,” and dated 1897. Fu

Hungarian violinist and composer (1831–1907) ranked second only to Paganini among 19th-century virtuosi. Boldly penned AMQS on an ornately embossed 5

Finnish composer (1892–1959) best known for his large body of work in the Lieder style. Superb autograph musical manuscript, three pages on two adjoin

DS in German, signed “F. Liszt,” one page, 9.5 x 9, 1840. A financial document from the Viennese music seller Tobias Haslinger in which Liszt boldly c

Austrian composer, author, and companion of famous men (1879–1964). Collection of 19 untranslated ALSs in German, most signed “Alma Maria” or “Alma,”

AMQS on an off-white 10.5 x 6.5 sheet, signed and dated below in ink, “J. Massenet,” and dated at Paris, July 23, 1880. Massenet pens four bars of the

Italian composer (1795–1870) best known as a predecessor to Giuseppe Verdi and for operas such as Il Giuramento and Orazi e Curiazi. Autograph musical

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

Eminent and prolific Russian composer (1891–1953) best known for his colorful, rhythmically vigorous works, including symphonies, operas, and much mus

TLS in French, one page, 4 x 7.25, monogrammed personal letterhead, August 27, 1924. Letter to a friend, in full (translated): “All my congratulations

ALS in French, signed “G. Rossini,” one page, 6.75 x 8.5, August 1, 1865. Letter to a friend, in full (translated): “I send you herewith the small chi

Comprehensive collection of private letters from Puccini to his last love, Rose Ader, comprised of twenty-one handwritten letters, most signed, totali

Leading French composer during the interwar period (1869–1937). Striking matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait, signed and inscribed in fountain pen in French

Venetian composer and conductor (1750–1825). As the Austrian imperial Kapellmeister from 1788 to 1824, he was one of the most important and famous mus