RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction’s August Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 900 lots, headlined by a special World War II section that tells the story of a war that defined a generation. In addition to this historic offering, headlining items include an important letter by King Henry VIII related to a treaty negotiation, a 1919 letter from Einstein to his ex-wife and children, a remarkable pair of letters by John Lennon about his breakup with Cynthia, and a flag fragment from Horatio Nelson's HMS Victory. 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 August 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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Ludwig Bemelmans479 - Ludwig Bemelmans
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Belgian-born American author and illustrator (1898-1962) best known for his now-classic series of Madeleine children's books. Original signed in...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Louis Daguerre480 - Louis Daguerre
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French artist and photographer (1787–1851) recognized for his invention of the daguerreotype process of photography. LS in French, signed “I approve t
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali481 - Salvador Dali
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ALS in French, one page, 9 x 12.25, June 2, 1938. Letter to a gentleman who was negotiating the execution of his ballet Bacchanale at the Metropolitan
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Charles Francois Daubigny482 - Charles Francois Daubigny
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Painter of the Barbizon school considered an important precursor of Impressionism (1817–1878). ALS in French, signed “C. Daubigny,” one page, 5.25 x 8
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Gustave Eiffel483 - Gustave Eiffel
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Untranslated ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6, April 24, 1895. Nicely matted and framed with a photo to a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso484 - Pablo Picasso
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Color 6.75 x 5.75 postcard depicting Picasso's 'Nu dans un fauteuil,' postmarked February 6, 1961, bearing a French note in blue ballpoi...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso485 - Pablo Picasso
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Exceptional matte-finish 9.25 x 11.75 photo of Picasso posing with his portrait of his lifelong best friend, the Spanish artist-writer Jaime Sabartes,
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Auguste Rodin486 - Auguste Rodin
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ALS in French, signed “A. Rodin,” one page, 4.5 x 7, no date. Letter to newspaper publisher Charles Chincholle, the founder of the newspaper L'e...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Paul Signac487 - Paul Signac
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French neo-impressionist painter (1863-1935) who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style. Wonderful original pencil sketch
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec488 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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ALS in French, signed “H.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, [November 1881]. Letter to his mother, written from the city of Albi. In fu
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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