Recently Added Autographs & Memorabilia II

American bass (b. 1924), signed photo, shown in D'Albert's Tiefland. Stamped on verso by photographer Atelier Dietrich, Vienna. Size is 3.3 x 5.3 inches, in excellent condition.

German tenor (1904-?), signed photo postcard, shown as himself, dated in 1936. Photo by A. Herkner, Stuttgart. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Swedish tenor (1887-1967), large signed photo, shown as Walter Von Stolzing in Wagner's Die Meistersinger. Stamped on verso by photographer Ernst Sandau, Berlin. Size is 6.5 x 8.5 inches, some wear on edges but otherwise in very good condition.

Romanian tenor (1897-1991), signed photo postcard, shown as himself. Signed as "Demetrio Onofrei", inscribed, dated in 1923. Photo by Studio Enea Mangini, Torino. Beautiful vintage photo with clear handwriting and signature. Size is 3.2 x 5.2 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian baritone (1931-2006) of Ukrainian ethnicity, signed photo, shown as himself. Size is 6 x 9.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian baritone (1931-2006) of Ukrainian ethnicity, Mazurok sang in many of the most important opera houses in Europe and also in the US. Lot of 15 signed photos, in casual poses, sizes range from 4.5 x 7.75 inches to 8 x 10 inches (most), some dated in late 1970s, all in excellent condition. Not sold individually.

Nice collection of 10 original, fine engravings depicting daily life and landscapes and a portrait, created between late 18th and early 19th centuries. Sizes range from 9 x 6.25 inches to 10 x 7.75 inches, one is in color and is sized 7 x 11.6 inches. Some age toning, but all in overall very good condition.

German composer and conductor (1838-1920), famous for his violin and orchestral works. Signature cut matted with a photo of him, signature is 3.5 x 1.75 inches (visible window size), total mat size is 7.6 x 12.6 inches, in excellent condition.

First edition, complete collection of this rare satirical literary journal directed with many drawings by French illustrator Adolphe Willette (1857-1926). 51 issues from July 6, 1888 to September 20, 1889) including the special numbers at the end of the album, published two years after the bankruptcy of "Le Pierrot" - all real masterpieces of lithography. Each magazine is 11.5 x 15.5 inches, consists of two sheets in folio format, illustrated on the first page of a lithograph of A. Willette and for some issues, caricatures on the third page. Editor was Emile Goudeau. Adolphe Willette is inseparable from the Montmartre district where he decorated many cabarets, pubs and the famous Moulin Rouge. Painter first, he exhibited at Chat Noir after having participated in its creation. A controversial figure, Willette ran as an anti-Semitic candidate in the 1889 legislative elections in Paris.  Bound in one hardcover volume, in very good condition. See examples of some pages and cover.

Group of 4 issues of the French magazine Paris-Theatre, ranging from 1875 through 1877, each featuring an original Woodbury-type photo of an opera singer on the front page. Singers are sopranos Marguerite Chapuy (photo by Maunoury), Alice Ducasse (photo by Mulnier), Zina Dalti (photo by Tourtin) and Noemis Marcus (photo by Liebert). Each magazine is 11.25 x 15.5 inches, complete, some damage on borders and edges, photos are in excellent condition. See scans.

Italian tenor (b. 1922), signed photo, shown as Pollione in Bellini's Norma at La Scala, Milan. Stamped on verso by photographer E. Piccagliani, Milan. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, small crease on bottom left of photo, otherwise in very good condition.

English tenor and actor (1887-1968), signed photo postcard, shown as Col. Fairfax in Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta Yeoman of the Guard at the D'oyly Carte Opera, London. Photo by Parkslee Pictures. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, some wear on edges but otherwise in very good condition.

Finnish baritone (1933-1984), signed photo, shown as Tonio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci at the Teatro Comunale, Florence. Inscribed. Stamped on verso by Foto Marchiori, Florence. Size is 3.8 x 5.6 inches, in excellent condition.

French tenor (1906-1980), beautiful signed photo, shown as the Duke of Mantua in Verdi's Rigoletto, dated in 1941. Inscribed. Photo by C. Bonfort, Marseille. Size is 4.5 x 6.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian bass (1909-1951), large signed photo, shown in role, signed in Parma, dated in 1941. Inscribed with sentiment. Blind stamped by photographer Montacchini, Parma. Size is 7 x 9.4 inches, some silvering at top and bottom of photo but otherwise in very good condition.

German bass-baritone (b. 1927), signed photo, shown as Orest in Richard Strauss's Elektra at the Deutsche Opera, Berlin. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

German baritone (1905-1969), signed photo postcard, shown in role. Inscribed to Leo Riemens with short sentiment on front and much longer note on verso. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in very good condition.

Moroccan-born German conductor (1881-1967), who had a very important career in Germany, most especially at the Bayreuth Festival. Rare, larger size signed photo, dated by him in 1936. Size is 8.25 x 10.6 inches, mounted on a slightly larger mat to a total size of 8.6 x 11 inches, in excellent condition. 

American composer (b.1927), known for his lyric, operatic and choral music. Autograph music quote signed, inscribed and dated in 1989, with 5 bars of his opera ¨The Aspern Papers¨ (1987). Size is 8.75 x 3.2 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian-born Argentinian composer (1885-1963), he was also a teacher, his music focused on a nationalist tendency. Signed photo and autograph music quote signed, with 6 bars from his symphonic poem ¨Los Incas¨, inscribed and dated in Cordoba, Argentina, 1949. Photo is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, with serrated borders, music quote is 8.6 x 5.5 inches, both in excellent condition.

Argentinian actress (1888-1969), her career included 2 films although focused mostly in theater, becoming widely famous as an actress and a successful producer. Signed photo postcard, from the early 1900s, showing her young, in role in a play, inscribed. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

French composer (1811-1896), mostly remembered today for his operas Mignon and Hamlet. Autograph letter signed, to an unknown friend, written in French, sold untrasnlated. Size is 5.1 x 8.1 inches, tow repaired cracks and some folds, otherwise in very good condition.

American contralto (1896-1964), signed photo, shown as herself, inscribed, with a short sentiment. Size is 8 x 10 inches, a photo by Daguerre, Chicago, in excellent condition.

Spanish actress (1867-1928), producer and director, all her career was in theater (not in film), in zarzuelas, comedies and adaptations of Spanish classics. Together with her husband, she created the Teatro Cervantes in Buenos Aires (1921). Signed photo postcard, shown in role, size is 3.3 x 5.4 inches, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED are 2 photo postcards of her, signed by her husband, Spanish actor and impresario Fernando Diaz de Mendoza (1862-1930).