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19th/20th C. Hand Fan Autographed By President Taft, Artists, Singers, Actors, & More

Winning Bid $115.00
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Location: BRG-Greenwich

Item #: 247010
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Item Description

A fantastic hand fan in honeyed brown wood, autographed along the leaves and decorated with artwork, music, and ink signatures. Notable autographs include:

William Howard Taft, 27th American President (1857-1930)
Charles Evan Hughes, American statesman & jurist (1862-1948)
Charles Dalmores, French tenor (1871-1939)
Mario Lanza, American tenor & actor (1921-1959)
Wilton Lackaye, American actor (1862-1932)
William H. Thompson, American actor (1852-1923)
Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American opera singer (1890-1973)
Ida Minerva Tarbell, American journalist (1857-1944)
Charles Myles Collier, American artist (1836-1908)
Percy Mackaye, American dramatist & poet (1875-1956)
Willem Leendert Bruckman, Dutch artist (1866-1928)
Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist & composer (1875-1962)
James Melton, American singer (1904-1961)
Alice Fisher, American actress (1869-1947)
William H. Crane, American actor (1845-1928)
Mary Nash, American actress (1884-1976)
Charles Jehlinger, head teacher at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (1866-1952)
Norman H. Hardy, British Artist (1863-1914)
George Fried, American Navy and Merchant Marine captain (1877-1949)
Hilda Trevelyan, English actress (1877-1959)
Oswald Yorke, British actor (1866-1943)

Among other signatures. The autographs have not been authenticated.

Condition: Displays well with light surface scratches, minor finish wear, and minor ink fading. Scattered edgewear and a spot of checking to the leaves. The leaves are only affixed at the pivot.

Dimensions:
Each leaf 10" H x 1 1/2" W; fan fully extended measures approx. 18 3/4" W

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