Recently Added Authentic Autographs and Memorabilia

Italian bass (1849-1922). Autograph letter in Italian signed by him dated 1875.  Size is 5.25 x 8.4 inches, 1 written page, in very good condition.

Star Italian opera composer (1813-1901), a central opera composer in all Europe for 50 years, starting in 1840. Nice imperial sepia cabinet photograph signed by him and dated July 30, 1899, at Montecatini, shown during a social meeting; original photo by Pietro Tempestini (Spezia, Italy). From left to right: Giuseppina Pasqua, doctor Pietro Grocco, Teresa Stolz, Giuseppe Verdi, Leopoldo Mugnone and his mistress. Standing: Verdi´s secretary and Astore Giacomelli.  Size is 9.75 x 6.8 inches, in excellent condition.

Swedish-American actress (b.1941) and singer; active since 1961. Gorgeous black-and-white glamour photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment. Size is 7.9 x 9.9 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian ballet dancer (b.1950). Fine black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment dated 1984, shown in performance. Size is 10 x 8 inches, in excellent condition.

American actor (1897-1975) regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated stars in the 1930s and 1940s; active 1921-1973. Nice sepia photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment. Size is 7.9 x 9.7 inches, crease over the top-right border, in very good condition.

American soprano (1900-?), also known as Lenore Cohron. Nice sepia photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment dated 1931, here shown as Aida in Verdi's opera. Size is 7.5 x 9.4 inches, creases over the lower-right border, otherwise in very good condition.

American animator (1901-1966), entrepreneur, and film producer; a pioneer in the American animation industry. Beautiful black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, shown in one of his TV series. Size is 8 x 9.9 inches, mounting traces on verso, in excellent condition.

Canadian-American singer (b.1974), songwriter, and actress. Fine color glamour photograph signed by her. Size is 10 x 8 inches, in excellent condition.

American singer-songwriter (b.1980). Nice color photograph signed by her, shown in performance. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

American singer-songwriter (b.1948) and guitarist, six-time Grammy Award winner, and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000; active since 1966. Fine color photograph signed by him, shown in performance. Size is 7.8 x 9.9 inches, in excellent condition.

Barbadian singer (b.1988), businesswoman, and actress, who gained mainstream recognition following the release of her first two studio albums in 2005 and 2006. Gorgeous black-and-white glamour photograph signed by her. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

English musician (b.1945), co-founder, leader, guitarist, second lead vocalist, and principal songwriter of the band "The Who". Fine black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him, shown in performance. Size is 6.9 x 4.9 inches, in excellent condition.

American singer (b.1953), songwriter, actress, and activist, whose career has spanned over 40 years.  A fine color studio photograph signed by her. Size is 7.8 x 9.8 inches, in excellent condition.

American actor (1911-1993), best known for his performances in horror films, although his career spanned other genres; active between 1935-1993. Black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, here shown as Prince Egghead in the TV Series "Batman". Size is 7.9 x 9.75 inches, in excellent condition.

American-born Swiss singer (1939-2023) & American actor and film director (b.1956). Black-and-white promo movie-still of the film "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1979) signed by both artists with a short sentiment. Size is 7.9 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

American film and TV actor (1931-1968), noted for his roles in several Hollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s, active 1952-1968. Black-and-white movie-still photograph of the film "Young Dillinger" (1964) signed by him, here shown next to Mary Ann Mobley. Size is 7 x 8.75 inches, in very good condition.

American actor (1918-1981) and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s, active between 1938 and 1981. Black-and-white promo movie-still photograph of the film "Fedora" (1979) signed by him. Size is 10 x 8.1 inches, crease over the left border, otherwise in very good condition.

American comedian (1926-2017), actor, and singer famously nicknamed "The King of Comedy"; active between 1931-2017. Nice black-and-white movie-still photograph of the film "The Patsy" (1964) signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment dated 1981. Size is 10.1 x 8 inches, in excellent condition.

American model (1967-2007), actress, and TV personality. Fine color photograph signed by her. Size is 7.9 x 9.9 inches, in excellent condition. Authentication sticker over the lower-right corner by Global Authentics.

American composer (b.1932), whose career has spanned seven decades and has composed some of the most popular acclaimed film scores in cinema history. Beautiful color photograph signed by him, shown in performance. Size is 9.9 x 7.9 inches, in excellent condition.

American actress (b.1958) who has received many accolades since her debut in films in 1980. Nice color glamour photograph signed by her. Size is 7.9 x 10.1 inches, in excellent condition.

American actor (b.1954), active since 1977. Great black-and-white photograph signed and dated by him in 1992, shown in the film "Red Heat" (1988). Size is 7.75 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.  

German baritone (1906-1966), signed postcard photograph, shown as himself. Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

German bass-baritone (1915-?), signed photograph, shown as himself. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

German bass (1883-1953), signed postcard photograph, shown as himself, inscribed with sentiment, dated in Breslau in 1911. Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, some silvering and small crease on top right, otherwise in excellent condition.

German Bass (1884-1957), signed postcard photograph, shown as himself, inscribed. Signed and inscribed on front with additional inscription on verso. Photo by Huttich-Oemler, Weimar. Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

German baritone (1890-1953), sang mostly in German houses, made guest appearances in Barcelona, Paris, Lille, Antwerp and in The Hague. Signed postcard photograph, shown as Hans Sachs in Wagner's Die Meistersinger, inscribed, dated in 1940. Photo by A. Pieperhoff, Leipzig. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition. 

Ukrainian soprano (1879-1963) who performed at the Paris Opera in 1900-1903 and then held a literary salon with her husband Louis Bour. Fine cabinet photograph of her by photographer Leopold-Emile Reutlinger (Paris) from 1900. Size is 6.2 x 4.2 inches, ink writing, in very good condition.

Italian composer (1851-1922) and music teacher, director of the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. Beautiful and rare cabinet boldly signed by him; photo by Montabone (Rome). Size is 6.7 x 9.4 inches, in excellent condition.

Swiss businessman and violin collector (1810-?). Autograph letter in Italian signed by him, dated October 23, 1876, to violinist Emanuele Rovelli (1836-1912), son of the composer Pietro (1793-1838), sending back a violin and a guitar, which he bought from him. Size is 8.3 x 10.4 inches, 1 page, folds, signs of pressure, missing paper at the bottom, in overall fair condition.

American music critic (1874-1935) at The New York Press and foreign music correspondent for The New York Herald Tribune. Autograph letter in English signed by him and dated December 4, 1924, to maestro Arturo Toscanini: “…We are glad, though, that our good Ugo Ara [1876-1936, musician] can be the bearer of our messages (…) The announcement that you would probably be here to conduct the Philharmonic as “guest” in some concerts set the musical world at…”.  Right after, there is a short text of greetings from Mary Hardy, wife to Max Smith. Size is 5.3 x 6.7 inches each page, 4 written pages in one folded sheet, with letterhead of Hotel Astor New York, folds, in very good condition.

German conductor (1848-1905), pianist, and composer. Rare and fine cabinet photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment dated 1876; photo by Carl Kroh (Vienna). Size is 4.2 x 6.2 inches, in very good condition.

French soprano, debutant at the Opéra in 1875, and lover of the French officer Ferdinand Esterhazy (1847-1923). Nice cabinet photograph of her from 1878 by photographer Ferdinand Mulnier (Paris). Size is 4.2 x 9.2 inches, ink writing over the bottom, big crack over the left border affecting the image, otherwise in good condition.

French opera singer (1870-1948), whose real name was Marie Desportes. Very nice cabinet photograph of her from 1896 by photographer Leopold-Emile Reutlinger (Paris). Size is 4.2 x 6.2 inches, ink writing over the bottom, in overall very good condition.

Belgian pianist (1827-1887), wife to the violinist Joseph Massart (1811-1892). Nice usigned cabinet photograph of the pianist by photographer Ferdinand Mulnier (Paris). Size is 4.2 x 6.2 inches, ink markings over the bottom, in overall excellent condition.

French dancer (1875-1943) at the Paris Opéra at the age of 18, portrayed many times by painter Edgar Degas. Nice cabinet photograph of her from 1893 by photographer L{eon Pillaut/Benque & Co (Paris). Size is 4.2 x 6.2 inches, ink markings over the bottom, in excellent condition.

German conductor (1815-1873) and composer. Autograph letter in German signed twice by him, no date, to a gentleman about music matters. Size is 5.2 x 8.4 inches, 2 written pages in one sheet (front and back), smudges over ink, rust stains, folds, creases, and wrinkles, in good condition. In 1854 in the town of Krefeld, he set to words the 1840 poem “Die Wacht am Rhein” by Max Schneckenburger. In recognition of the success and the national importance of this song, he received the title of “Royal Prussian Musical Director” in 1860. 

Bohemian-born Austrian composer (1850-1905) famous for his dances and marches. Fine cabinet photograph of the composer by photographer Charles Scolik (Vienna) signed with a short sentiment and dated by Komzak in Baden, September 1901. Size is 4.2 x 6.2 inches, overall dust and rust stains, otherwise in very good condition.

German impresario (1830-1900). Autograph note on a postcard with the image of Pietro Mascagni and his son Mimí (Domenico) signed by the impresario, dated in Berlin, December 15, 1899, who organized the Teatro La Scala Orchestra tournée in 1899.  Size is 5.7 x 3.7 inches, in excellent condition.

French dancer (1872-?) at the Opera Comique. Nice cabinet photograph of her from 1890, shown at the age of 18; photo by Otto van Bosch (Paris). Size is 4.2 x 6.2 inches, ink writing at the bottom, in excellent condition.

German pianist (1813-1894) and composer. Autograph letter in French signed by him, no date, to the French conductor and composer Louis-Antoine Jullien (1812-1860): "... I cannot have the pleasure of having you today; I have come to ask you, when you wish to do me the pleasure of coming with Mademoiselle your daughter to my house..." Size is 4.9 x 7.6 inches, overall rust stain, in very good condition.

German composer (1823-1905) and writer. Autograph letter in German signed by him, dated December 23, 1883, to a music director, concerning upcoming business:  "... I would have another year like that and that is Italy and Germany, which is as for me even more binding and obligatory must hold more moderately besides, my financial circumstances are due to a limited nature...". Size is 8.3 x 10.3 inches, 2 written pages in one sheet (front and back), creases, wrinks, folds, small crack over the top, in overall very good condition.

French soprano (1846-?) at the Opéra Comique, who debuted in Les Huguenots as Marguerite de Valois in 1875. Fine cabinet photograph of her mounted on a mat by Walery (Paris) and signed by the soprano with a short text on the back. Total size is 6.2 x 8.3 inches, spotted rust on the front, in very good condition.

German composer (1855-1928), harp player, pianist, and conductor. Fine cabinet photograph of the composer by photographer Loescher & Petsch (Berlin). Size is 4.2 x 6.2 inches, some dirt stains over the borders, otherwise in excellent condition.

German composer (1840-1916) and music teacher, also a founder of Nature protection movement. Autograph letter in German signed by him, dated in Berlin, 1896, to the Italian composer Giovanni Tebaldini:  Partial translation: “…Today I come to you with a request. Yesterday, in the Senate of the Academy - of which I am a member - a letter addressed to the Prussian Ministry of Culture from Professor Angelo Balladoni in Lodi was presented, who is entitled to work on Italian music, which he intends to write, from the Minister - i.e. he is requesting the Academy to answer a number of questions. Before doing anything else, I would like to ask you, on behalf of my college, if you know the identity of Mr. Balladoni, if he is an important Scholar, if he is supported by the Italian Government, if he is personally reliable. Hopefully, you can give us some information! (…) Have you received the Gloria from Lotti? The Copist of the college has already copied it to you one summer, and to your credit, since you asked me to have it copied to you on account of the Church of San Antonio…”.  Size is 5.5 x 8.6 inches each page, 4 written pages, folds, creases, in overall very good condition.

German composer (1830-1908) and organist, who worked for the Dresden Court and composed several operas and masses. Fine cabinet photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment on verso dated in Dresden, 1900; photograph by Wilhelm Höffert (Dresden). Size is 4.2 x 6.4 inches, in overall very good condition.

French opera impresario, who was also the director of some important theaters such as the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels and the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in Paris. Beautiful cabinet photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment on verso dated 1903; photograph by H. Rentz & F. Schrader (St. Petersburg). Size is 4.2 x 6.4 inches, spotted rust stains, in overall very good condition.

Russian classical violinist, violist, and conductor (1908-1974), considered one of the most famous string performers of the Soviet Era and one of the preeminent violinists of the 20th century. Set of 2 nice black-and-white photographs, here shown in rehearsal as conductor. Size is 4.75 x 7 and 7 x 4.75 inches, in excellent condition. SOLD TOGETHER, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.