largest: 14 x 11 inches
Estimate: $100 - $200
Price Realized:
$160
Includes buyer's premium
includes signed Lilly Langtry by W & D Downey photographers by special appointment to Her Majesty The Queen and to the Imperial & Royal Families of Europe,
signed Lawrence Tibbett with inscription dated 1930,
Mary Pickford supervising the making of her billboard posters by Anton Grot with inscription on back,
Ted Lewis with dancers from "Here Comes the Band" with inscription on back dated 1935,
two rugby teams one with inscription of players names and positions on back,
and 1903 portrait photo of a couple on their way to see Enrico Caruso with inscription in lower margin
unframed
Property from the Estate of Seymour Stein
overall good condition, with wear, each with toning, some with abrasions, creases, and loses
Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.
The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.