RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Italian physicist and inventor (1874–1937) who devoted his life to experiments in wireless communication, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1909. TLS

Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Bohemia (1717–1780) who was the mother of Marie Antoinette. Untranslated handwritten endorsement, in German, signed “M

Member of the House of Habsburg (1527–1576) who was Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 until his death; his policies of religious neutrality allowed peace b

Dutch-born dancer (1876–1917), née Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, whose renown as a performer was permanently overshadowed by her activities as a...

French mathematician and philosopher (1698–1759). LS in French, signed “Maupertuis,” one page, 6 x 8, April 3, 1750. Letter to the naturalist and phil

Inventor and businessman (1809–1884) whose reaper revolutionized American agriculture. Bank check, 7.75 x 2.5, filled out in another hand and signed b

Two medieval British documents: a manuscript vellum document in Latin, one page, 3 x 12.5, dated 1265 on the reverse, featuring an elegant monogram at

Prominent Austrian politician and diplomat (1773–1859). LS in French, signed “Metternich,” one page, 8.25 x 13, Ranzley des Militier Martheresien Orde

Rare limestone cylinder seal, measuring 1? tall, with a 0.5? diameter and a hole through the center of the circular ends. This Mesopotamian seal, from

Ink signature, “Yours truly, J. Pierpont Morgan,” on an off-white 4 x 2.75 card. Double-matted and framed with a stern portrait of the financier to an