JOPLIN JANIS: (1943-1970) American Singer. An extremely rare A.L.S., love you XXXXX Janis, nine pages on eight separate leaves, 4to, n.p. (Port Arthur, Texas), 10th October n.y. (1965) to her fiancé, Peter de Blanc. Joplin writes a long, social, and at times revealing letter, starting to state, “I´ve been busy. In fact, right now, I´m completely exhausted, really damn tired. I had a bitch of an afternoon…I´ve been up there about 9 fucking hours doing the damn thing & we only got 3 songs! And what a drag! Neil didn´t really know how to record on his recorder & it was really a hassle. Singing & singing & being nervous. Jesus Christ. I got all weak & shaky for a while, but we finally stopped to eat….Well anyway, the tape = two blues, Come Back, Baby & Once I lived the life of a Millionaire and one really pretty ballad, Once I Had a Sweetheart. I hope it´s alright & I hope I don´t scare people…´ further stating `So we decided to go to a bar & have a few beers. (I don´t know whether you´ve ever done that kind of socializing. Sitting in a real bar…It´s really kind of nice)… So we went to the Top Hat, sat down, had a round of Lone Star beer & watched the pool table….So what happened? I beat everybody in the house! Too much! I beat all of the local champions & two dykes. I really couldn´t believe it. I just played great! And people kept buying me beer & I kept drinking it. Wow, now I hope you aren´t mad at me. I didn´t do anything wrong, except get a little smashed and I didn´t stop thinking about you. I guess someone who is engaged doesn´t want to think that his fiancée is going out & playing pool in Texas pubs....´ and concludes on a postscript to the verso of the last leaf `In one of your letters, you asked about the flowers. Well, I told you about them in the letter (Don´t you read my damn letters?) They´re purple straw flowers…I´ll send a few more, keep them & you can have a small bouquet soon…´. Accompanied by the original envelope, addressed in Joplin´s hand, and postmarked in Port Arthur, Texas, 12th October 1965. The envelope still contains the remains of Joplin´s purple straw flowers. EX £2000-3000 Peter de Blanc was hospitalized for a drug problem at Beth Israel Hospital in New York at the time of the present letter. Only few weeks later he broke off his engagement.
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CASSADÓ GASPAR: (1897-1966) Spanish Cellist and Composer. Signed and inscribed 8.5 x 9.5 photograph, the artistic image depicting Cassadó in a three quarter length pose playing his cello. Signed in bold fountain pen ink to the lower part of the image, dated Buenos Aires 1920 in his hand. Together with José Iturbi (1895-1980) Spanish Pianist and Conductor. Signed and inscribed 7 x 10 photograph, the image showing Iturbi in a formal head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink mostly to a darker area of the image, and dated May 1936 in his hand. Also including The Trio of Barcelona, signed and inscribed 12 x 9.5 photograph, the image depicting the three instrumentalists around the piano. Individually signed in bold black ink by Ricardo Vives, J. Pedro Mares and Mariano Perello to the lower border, dated Buenos Aires 9th August 1919. G, 3 £80-100
BACKHAUS WILHELM: (1884-1969) German Pianist. A large signed and inscribed 15 x 11 sepia photographby Backhaus, the image depicting the pianist seated in a full length pose playing the piano. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image, and dated Buenos Aires 1921 in his hand. Together with Alexander Brailowski (1896-1976) Ukranian-French Pianist. Signed and inscribed 9 x 6.5 photograph, the slightly light image showing Brailowsky seated, in a three quarter length pose, alongside his piano. Signed in bold fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, dated Buenos Aires, September 1925 in his hand. The photograph has been professionally laid down on a thick cardboard. VG, 2 £100-150
ARMSTRONG LOUIS: (1901-1971) American Jazz Trumpeter. Signed 5.5 x 9.5 paper photograph by Armstrong, the image depicting Satchmo in a classical close-up portrait playing his trumpet. Boldly signed in green ink to the lower white border. Attractively and professionally double matted in black and white to an overall size of 12 x 16. VG £100-150
Easter Week 1916: A large hand-painted and hand-made collage picture The Leaders of Easter Week 1916 - Who Answered Irelands Call 1916, with large central depiction of Hibernia playing the harp, surrounded by C. Colbert, J. Connolly, P.H. Pearse, J.J. Heuston, T. Mc Donagh, J. Mc Dermott, T.J. Clarke, E. Daly, W. Pearse, T. Ashe, J. Plunkett & The O'Rahilly within a Celtic decorated border, with soldiers in military uniform, approx. 16 1/2" x 28 1/2", on a panel with remains of painting of "Four Courts" on reverse, in painted frame. (1)
Kerry V. Kildare, 1926 G.A.A.: Football 1926, All-Ireland Football Final, Kerry V. Kildare at Croke Park, 5 September 1926, 8vo D. (Wood Printing Works) 1926, 2pps, stained, worn. Ex. Scarce. (1) * On this wet day the Lillywhites were held by the Kingdom to a draw with a last minute point. Sadly Kerry's centre back Jack Murphy put his clothes on over his wet playing gear and contracted pneumonia and died before th replay. Kerry went on to beat Kildare 1.4 to 04 in the replay.
A good mixed lot to include a set of Carreras black and white cards 'Film & Stage Beauties' in period Carreras Black Cat cigarette packet, a set of 1930's cards Association Footballers in period Woodbine packet, nine black and white Topical Times cards depicting early 20th century footballers in original envelope, a pack of early 20th century playing cards 'Card Football' five teams, amusing, exciting, a set of Players 'Uniforms of the Territorial Army' in a period Oxo tin, a set of Gallaher 'My Favourite Part' cards (film stars) in period Oxo tin, a twin pack of cased early playing cards and other - included in the lot is a 1950 Rugby League Cup Final programme with ticket stub and The Rugby League and Soccer Monthly May, 1954
A collection of six vintage playing card games to include a rare set of The Wizard of Oz , Mirth and Magic, card games copyright entered at Stationers Hall with full deck with instructions also Bob's Your Uncle, The Off, Gullivers Travels, Jamaica Inn and Menuette card game, (6) Est £30 - £50
A Chinese porcelain famille rose relief-decorated bowl, Yongzheng, 1722-1735 Dia: 18,5 cm. H: 8,5 cm. Condition: A few very small chips on the rim. The outside decorated with round panels with a boy playing the horizontal flute, surrounded relief-moulded Wan-Li style patterns. The base marked with an incised flower. Provenance: The Van Herck collection, Antwerp Condition reports and high resolution pictures are available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
SMALL COLLECTION OF CERAMIC FIGURES AND ORNAMENTS comprising a Paragon 'Lady Anne' 19cm high; Bing & Grondahl child with bulldog; Wade 'Andy Capp' and 'Flo' salt and pepper condiments; Goebel seated girl playing concertina; Beswick foal and blue tit; Denton bird; Beneagles Golden Eagle and squirrel (10)
METTLACH VILLEROY & BOCH STONEWARE STEIN of tapering cylindrical form with a pewter mounted rim to the lid and thumb piece with mask detail, the body decorated in relief with figures playing musical instruments and children dancing surrounded by vines, the base with impressed marks 485 and 11, 25cm high
SELECTION OF TELEVISION CHARACTER POTTERY including The Magic Roundabout saucer and two mugs, transfer decorated; two Sooty egg cups with Sooty playing cricket and another with Sooty on television; a Disney's child's warming plate with an aluminium body and plate decorated with Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and Donald and Daisy Duck, and a cup and a plate decorated with 'Golliwogs' (10)
MIXED LOT OF COLLECTABLES comprising a walnut card box modelled as a book, a pack of playing cards, a pack of Mah-Jongg cards, hardwood and brass inlaid jewellery box, carved teak jewellery box, Victorian fob seal, gilt metal cigar cutter, carved Indian ivory figure, a Speak No, See No, Hear No carved ivory group of monkeys, Japanese painted brooch and pair of matching earrings, two ivory bobbins, shaped white plastic embossed box, a pewter hip flask, an embossed brass photograph frame, a post card album and other items
Phil Collins signed to back page of booklet inside his CD alblum Serious Hits Live. He has also drawn himself playing the drums and added lyrics Think Twice cos it Another Day in Paradise. CD ready to play Good condition. All signed items come with a Certificate of Authenticity and can be shipped worldwide.
A Beswick figure of a donkey, a Beswick figure of a chestnut hunter (No. 73), a capo-di-monte style figure group of young boys playing cards, Royal Doulton figurine "Clarissa", model No. HN2345, a pair of Wedgwood & Barlaston "Duke University" plates 1937 "Union and Auditorium 1925" and "Southgate Building 1921", a pair of blue glazed Metlach moon flask type ewers No'd. 776B, a Halcyon Days enamelled trinket box and Crown Porcelain trinket box, two Limoges and one other trinket box, a modern Swedish glass paperweight depicting hedgehog by Mats Jonasson, West Highland terrier figurine "Snowy & Frosty" by Brookes and Bentley, various stone eggs and a section of fool's gold
A miniature tortoiseshell and mother of pearl inlaid guitar ornament, an early 20th Century carved ivory figure of three kittens in a basket, a miniature Satsuma pottery vase, a carved pink stone rabbit, a miniature fan and two miniature sets of playing cards, housed in a leather holder CONDITION REPORTS Guitar ornament is missing several areas of tortoiseshell, the ivory pegs are broken, no strings. The miniature Satsuma vase has crazing all over, some red deposits to the inside and rim, possibly wax. The rabbit has various internal flaws and some chips and cracking especially to the underneath. The fan's silk ribbon is disintegrated, paintwork is rubbed. Cards - are dogeared and one is bent, case is cracked. All items have wear and tear, scratches, dirt, etc
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