Lion Heart Autographs: A Landmark Offering of Rare & Important Autograph Letters & Manuscripts—Fresh to the Market and Unseen for Decades, 52026, New York, NY
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 20, 2026 - May 20, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | Andres Segovia (1893-1987) | Signed Photograph to Nils |
1959 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 366.00 | |
| 251 | Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) | Typed Letter Signed to Robert Kimball |
New York | 2006 | USD 175.00 - 200.00 | USD 427.00 |
| 252 | Gaspare Spontini (1774-1851) | Autograph Letter Signed to Siegfried Dehn |
Berlin | N/A | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 253 | Richard Strauss (1864-1949) | Autograph Letter Signed to Jacques Rouche |
Garmisch | 1914 | USD 800.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,342.00 |
| 254 | Richard Strauss (1864-1949) | Typed Letter Signed to Paul Klemperer |
Vienna | 1921 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 255 | Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) | Typed Letter Signed to Deborah Ishlon |
Hollywood | 1958 | USD 800.00 - 900.00 | USD 854.00 |
| 256 | Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) | Signed program |
Rome | 1954 | USD 400.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold |
| 257 | Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) | Signed card |
Buenos Aires | 1936 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 366.00 |
| 258 | Joseph Szigeti (1892-1973) | Lot of four signed photographs |
1908; 1942; 1950 | USD 650.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 259 | Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) | Autograph Musical Quotation Signed from Haydn's Symphony No. 101 |
London | 1930 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 260 | Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) | Signed program for Farewell Concert |
New York | 1936 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold |
| 261 | Ralph Vaughan-Williams (1872-1958) | Typed Letter Signed to Hans Vigeland |
London | 1956 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 549.00 |
| 262 | Ralph Vaughan-Williams (1872-1958) | Typed Letter Signed to Hans Vigeland |
London | 1954 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 488.00 |
| 263 | Ralph Vaughan-Williams (1872-1958) | Signed score of This Day (Hodie) |
1954 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 264 | Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) | Autograph Letter Signed to Alberto Mazzucato |
Genoa | 1868 | USD 3,200.00 - 3,400.00 | USD 3,050.00 |
| 265 | Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) | Autograph Letter Signed |
S. Agata | 1875 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,708.00 |
| 266 | Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) | Autograph Musical Quotation Signed from Les vepres siciliennes |
Rimini | 1857 | USD 5,500.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,758.00 |
| 267 | Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881) | Autograph Musical Quotation Signed to Jacques Steveniers |
London | 1847 | USD 700.00 - 750.00 | USD 854.00 |
| 268 | Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881) | Autograph Letter Signed to Prosper Grandjean |
Paris | 1866 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 488.00 |
| 269 | Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) | Signed Photograph to Hans Vigeland |
Buffalo | 1952 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 366.00 |
| 270 | Leopold Auer (1845-1930); Milan Yovanovitch Bratza (1904-1964); Josef Fuchs (1900-1997); Johann Kruse (1859-1927); John Marquardt (1859-c.1936); David Oistrakh (1908-1974); William Primrose (1904-1982); H.C. Silvestre (1845-1913); Paolo Ludovico della Dia | Violinists' signatures and signed programs |
ND; 1921; 1961; ND; ND; ND; 1955; ND; ND; 1868 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 549.00 | |
| 271 | Hugo Heermann (1844-1935); Norbert Kubat (1863-1935); Charles P. Lafont (1781-1839); Johann Lauterbach (1832-1918); Juan Manen (1883-1971); A. H. Payne (1812-1902); Prosper Sainton (1813-1890) | Violinists' letters and a signed photograph |
1877; 1922; 1805; ND; 1868; 1914; 1894; 1887 | USD 600.00 - 650.00 | USD 671.00 | |
| 272 | Leopold Auer (1782-1871); William Henley (1874-1957); Jeno Hubay (1858-1937); Jaroslav Kocian (1883-1950); Alexander Maurer; Emile Sauret (1852-1920); Lionel Tertis (1876-1975); Cesar Thomson (1857-1931); Michael Zacharewitsch (1879-1953) | Violinists' autograph musical quotations signed |
1918; ND; 1910; 1933; 1903; 1858; 1916; 1926; 1894; ND | USD 900.00 - 950.00 | Not Sold | |
| 273 | Henri Marteau (1874-1934); Albert Spalding (1888-1953); Jacques Thibaud (1880-1953); August Wilhelmj (1845-1908); Efrem Zimbalist (1889-1985) | Violinists Group A |
1904; 1930; 1940; 1918; 1935; 1884; 1897; ND; 1926 | USD 600.00 - 650.00 | Not Sold | |
| 274 | Henri Marteau (1874-1934); Albert Spalding (1888-1953); Jacques Thibaud (1880-1953); August Wilhelmj (1845-1908) | Violinists Group B |
1907; 1893; 1927; 1921; 1916; 1885 | USD 650.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
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