Raynors HCA 2015-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/19/2015
BERNHARDT, Sarah (1844 - 1923). French stage and early film actress, "the most famous actress the world has ever known," earning the nickname "The Divine Sarah." Original, vintage huge size 11.5" x 7.25" (sight) Sepia-toned Photograph Panel Card Signed, "Sarah Bernhardt - 1890," Matted and Framed to about 18" x 14" in Choice Very Fine. Includes a personal inscription, in French, to Henriette Dardelein. Here, the Divine Sarah poses in costume beside a spinning wheel. The image shows some light fading but is in otherwise good condition, and the inscription is bold. Ms. Bernhardt's pen appears to have partially run out of ink as she signed her name, as she has retraced the second half of her last name. Professionally double matted, inset and framed under glass in a modern, gilt wood frame. Panel Cards, because of their large size and expense, are the rarest Photographic images of the period. This example being far more valuable and much more rare than a typical, standard signed photo. It would have been a token of the highest esteem to have received such an Inscribed and Signed photo from this incredibly popular actress!
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