Fine Autograph Letters and Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection: Part II | Music, Americana, English and Continental Literature

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Lot 191
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MASSENET, JULES. FINE CABINET PHOTOGRAPH WITH LONG AUTOGRAPH INSCRIPTION IN BLACK INK SIGNED BY THE COMPOSER

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  • Fine cabinet photograph with long autograph inscription in black ink signed by the composer “Hommage respectueux ce souvenir de “Sapho” à Géneve [sic] en 1899 Massenet, le portrait date du mois de février 1878 lors de la 1me rep du Roi de Lahore àTurin”, showing the young composer, three-quarter face with beard
6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches, by Schembosch of Turin