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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Apollo CM Post Landing Ventilation Controller Assembly513 - Apollo CM Post Landing Ventilation Controller Assembly
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Command Module Post Landing Ventilation Controller Assembly. Unflown assembly measures 6.5 x 8.5 with a single toggle switch labeled “PLVC,” with posi
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo CM Uprighting System Circuit Breaker514 - Apollo CM Uprighting System Circuit Breaker
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Apollo-era Command Module Uprighting System Circuit Breaker panel assembly, 12 x 4 x 10.5, complete with its interior components. Designated Panel 278
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo CSM SCS Junction Box Assembly515 - Apollo CSM SCS Junction Box Assembly
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Apollo Block II Command Service Module Stabilization and Control Subsystem (SCS) Junction Box assembly. Unit measures 6 x 4.5 x 12 and has a metal par
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Kennedy Space Center Ground Support Equipment516 - Kennedy Space Center Ground Support Equipment
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Kennedy Space Center memory port. Board measures approximately 17 x 16.5 and retains its components and circuitry. Label affixed to one edge reads, in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts517 - Cosmonauts
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Four flown film canisters carried on the Soyuz TM-3 mission, each measuring 2.75? long and 1? in diameter, all wrapped in tape with typed and handwrit
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts520 - Mercury Astronauts
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Three ink and felt tip signatures, “John Glenn,” “Virgil I. Grissom,” and “Alan Shepard,” matted to approximate sizes of 2.25 x .75 and framed with an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cooper, Carpenter, and Schirra521 - Cooper, Carpenter, and Schirra
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Signed book: We Seven. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 352 pages. Signed on t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11522 - Apollo 11
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Hand-painted cast porcelain sculpture of an Apollo 11 astronaut on the moon holding an American flag, 9? tall, with a small plaque on the base that re
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin523 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin standing beside the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “July 20, 1969 AD, Buzz Aldrin
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Michael Collins524 - Michael Collins
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz525 - Gene Kranz
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Unusual color glossy 10 x 8 photo of mission control during the Apollo 11 mission, signed in the lower border in black felt tip with the addition of h
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13526 - Apollo 13
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 command module, signed in gold ink, “’We may have had an instrumentation problem, Flight,’ 4/13/70,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 15527 - Apollo 15
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Uncommon book: Apollo 15 Moon Book. Anaheim, California: Allen Publishing, 1972. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12.25, 104 pages. This rare book, compiled by the c
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts528 - Apollo Astronauts
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Three signed photos: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Gene Cernan in formal attire, signed and inscribed in black felt tip; an official col
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Astronauts529 - Astronauts
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Desirable assortment of twenty-six vintage unsigned official color glossy NASA photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, including eighteen red-numbered, two blue-nu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun530 - Wernher von Braun
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Ink signatures, “Wernher von Braun” and “Maria von Braun,” on a beige 7.25 x 7.5 sheet bearing affixed captions and an image of the couple, mounted to
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Christa McAuliffe531 - Christa McAuliffe
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Felt tip signature, “S. Christa McAuliffe,” on an off-white 8.5 x 5.5 copy of a newspaper clipping. In fine condition, with slight creasing, trimmed e
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle532 - Space Shuttle
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Impressive lot of ten satin-finish photos of various Space Shuttle astronauts, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed and inscribed in black felt tip by the a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Valentina Tereshkova533 - Valentina Tereshkova
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Tereshkova eating some space food prior to her mission, signed in Cyrillic in black felt tip, with an additional inscript
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jean Arp535 - Jean Arp
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Sculptor, painter, and abstract artist (1886–1966) who helped found the Dada movement. Pencil signature, “Arp,” on an off-white 5.75 x 3.5 card. In fi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John J. Audubon536 - John J. Audubon
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Ornithologist and artist (1785–1851) whose monumental pictorial studies of the birds and quadrupeds of North America take a place among the most disti
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Herbert Bayer537 - Herbert Bayer
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Graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, and architect (1900–1985) widely recognized as the last living member of the Bauhaus. Collection of
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Arnold Bocklin538 - Arnold Bocklin
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Swiss symbolist painter (1827–1901) known best for his masterwork ‘Isle of the Dead.’ ALS in German, signed “A. Bocklin,” one page both sides, 6.75 x
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gutzon Borglum539 - Gutzon Borglum
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Pearl-finish 7 x 4 photo of the unfinished Abraham Lincoln section of Mount Rushmore, nicely signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Sincere greetings
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Gutzon Borglum540 - Gutzon Borglum
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TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 15, 1931. Interesting letter to Assistant Postmaster General W. Irving Glover. In part: “Your
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Georges Braque541 - Georges Braque
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Important French painter (1882–1963) who, along with Picasso, was one of the seminal figures in the development of Cubism. ALS in French, signed “G. B
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jules Breton542 - Jules Breton
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French Realist painter (1827–1906). Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Breton in a half-length pose, signed and inscribed in French in black ink to
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Henri Cartier-Bresson543 - Henri Cartier-Bresson
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ALS in French, signed “Henri,” one page, 4.25 x 5.75, no date but circa 1938. Letter to his brother-in-law, the film critic Georges Sadoul. Cartier-Br
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henri Cartier-Bresson544 - Henri Cartier-Bresson
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French photographer (1908-2004) considered the father of modern photojournalism. Postcard depicting Cartier-Bresson’s 1955 photograph ‘Paris a Vue d’O
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Mary Cassatt545 - Mary Cassatt
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ALS in French, one page on a 4.5 x 5.5 French ‘Carte Pneumatique,’ postmarked June 10, 1913. Letter to her biographer, art critic Achille Segard. In f
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Marc Chagall546 - Marc Chagall
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Matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Chagall with his arms crossed, nicely signed in white artist’s pencil. Matted and framed to an overall size of 12.75 x
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Giorgio de Chirico547 - Giorgio de Chirico
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AQS in German on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 card, signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint and dated July 18, 1963. Chirico writes, in full (translated)
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Camille Corot548 - Camille Corot
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French landscape painter (1796–1875) identified with the Barbizon School. ALS in French, signed “C. Corot,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date. Untranslated
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali549 - Salvador Dali
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Signed book: The Unspeakable Confessions of Salvador Dali. Later printing. NY: William Morrow and Company, 1976. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali550 - Salvador Dali
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Color postcard depicting Dali’s 1932–1933 surrealist painting entitled ’Meditation on a Harp,’ 4 x 6, signed in the upper right in blue ballpoint. In
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Christian Dior552 - Christian Dior
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Ballpoint signature, “tian dior,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card affixed to a larger sheet. Some irregular toning and slight soiling, otherwise fine con
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Gustave Eiffel553 - Gustave Eiffel
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ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, Rue de Prony letterhead, August 18, 1882. Untranslated letter sending
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Paul Gauguin554 - Paul Gauguin
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Important French post-Impressionist painter (1848–1903) recognized for his experimental use of color and synthetist style. In 1891, he traveled to Tah
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Al Hirschfeld555 - Al Hirschfeld
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Impressive oversized ink sketch drawn for the front page of the entertainment section of the New York Times in 1979, accomplished by Hirschfeld on a 2
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Steve Kaufman556 - Steve Kaufman
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American pop artist (1960–2010) who began his career in Andy Warhol’s ‘Factory.’ Limited edition printer’s proof silkscreen artwork portraying Ludwig
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wassily Kandinsky557 - Wassily Kandinsky
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TLS in German, signed “Ihr Kandinsky,” one page, 8.5 x 8.25, May 26, 1939. Letter to the Danish painter Ejler Bille in which Kandinsky apologizes for
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Rene Magritte558 - Rene Magritte
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ALS in French, signed “Magritte,” one page on a 5.25 x 3.5 postcard depicting a young man flipping through a magazine, postmarked August 1932. Letter
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Richard Meier560 - Richard Meier
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American abstract artist and architect (born 1934) known for his geometric designs and prominent use of the color white. Two signed books: a softcover
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henri Matisse561 - Henri Matisse
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Unusual glossy 7 x 4 photo showing a painting of two figures seated at a table, signed on the reverse in fountain pen (translated): “I certify that th
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso562 - Pablo Picasso
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Front wrapper of the booklet entitled ‘Picasso. Deux Periodes: 1900–1914 & 1950–1954,’ published in 1954 by Maison de la Pensee Francaise, 5.5 x...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Pablo and Jacqueline Picasso563 - Pablo and Jacqueline Picasso
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Vintage matte-finish 7 x 5 photo of Picasso and Jacqueline relaxing at a table, signed and inscribed on the reverse in pencil to Picasso’s longtime fr
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir564 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Superb matte-finish 8.75 x 9.75 photographic print of one of Renoir’s figural studies, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Renoir.” Lower border
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir565 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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ALS in French, signed “Renoir,” one page on a 5 x 3 postcard, postmarked December 5, 1897. Letter to Julie Manet, the daughter of Impressionist painte
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Diego Rivera566 - Diego Rivera
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Influential Mexican artist (1886–1957) who earned international acclaim—and stirred controversy—for his powerful, politically charged murals. Rare TLS
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell567 - Norman Rockwell
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Impressive color 22.5 x 29 collotype print entitled ‘Freedom of Speech,’ signed in the lower border in pencil, “Sincerely, Norman Rockwell.” Printed b
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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