20.5" (52cm) high X 15 ¾"(40cm) wide X 12 5/8" (32cm) deep. Bronze with a greenish patina. Inscription on front (a`t left of base) reads:

"Je suis tout de qui est-
Tout ce qui a été et tout ce qui sera
Nul homme mortel n'a levé mon voile
   Beethoven"

Signed "Bourdelle" on lower right of base. Stamped on the back:

Alexis Rudier
Fondeur Paris.

Excellent condition.

Lomonosov Porcelain Factory in Leningrad. 11" (28cim). A superb figurine of Chaliapin made by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory in Leningrad. 11" (28cm) high. Trupiansky's signature in Cyrillic plus "1922" are impressed in the rim of the base. Condition: flawless.

Barcelona, 1965. Medallion, 2-inch diameter, showing a profile of Chopin in base relief, with a base relief view of the monastery in Valdemosa, Majorca on the verso. Mint condition in velvet-lined box.

Bisque bust on mount with brass plaque reading: "Haydn par L.E. Barrias/Sevrès, l'an 1871. Measurment including base: 14" h. X 7" w. Fine.

A charming Italian majolica plate from the Castelli factory near Naples. The painting shows four cherubs within a blue drapery-lined interior. One cherub is playing an oboe, reading from an open score. Portions of a horn and a mandolin are seen behind him. The book towards the lower edge bears a mark which probably indicates a member of the large Grue family, the primary ceramicists at Castelli during the late 17th and 18th centuries. Castelli is a small town in the hills of the Abruzzo region where the local deposits of clay encouraged the famed centuries-old tradition of hand-painted ceramics. The rich yellow ground covering the back of the plate is typical higher-end Castelli pottery. Condition is excellent.

Finely etched and finished (even on bottoms). One monkey is shown singing, one is playing a drum and the third a samisen (Japanese guitar). Late 19th-century or early 20th century copies of earlier Japanese figurines. Each figurine measures c. 3.5" h x 2.5" w.

Vienna. 2 1/8" diameter (57mm). Round brass medallion with deep, crisp impressions showing Mozart in profile after the famous 1789 Leonard Posch engraving. Verso shows a group of cupids frolicking in the clouds, some playing instruments. Originally struck in 1896 in commemoration of the erection in the Burggarten of the famous Mozart Monument by Viktor Tilger. This is possibly a restrike but very rare nonetheless. Niggl #1431. Tiny mark on right side of front and on bottom of verso.

Made in India for the Fred Zimbalist Music Box Co. in Cleveland, mid-20th century. This company was one of the foremost music box makers in the U.S.A. The tune it plays is "Sempre Libera" from Verdi's "La Traviata". In excellent condition and in fine working order.

An amusing and charming original Victorian cigarbox label depicting a scene from the opera, decorated with raised gold medals. Never used, in pristine condition. Handsomely matted in red and gold with a total measurement of 12." h. x 13" w.

Richter performing works of Bach and Haydn. Russian 10-inch LP (Melodia D-17703-4), in mint condition with titles in Cyrillic. Portrait of a pensive Richter on the front cover, signed in Cyrillic in blue ink by Richter, dated May 6, 1967. Condition of cover is excellent.

A stunning framed ensemble consisting of a signed portrait and two of Roach's own drumsticks, also signed. The half-tone portrait is of a colored drawing. Roach is depicted seated nude in a cross-legged position, his body in stone except for the head, and his cast shadow being his drum set. It is signed in red crayon: "with love, Max Roach, 5/6/90". The drawing is surrounded by an original pair of Roach's drumsticks, each one signed in red crayon with the same date. Items are Matted in black linen and in a handsome blond cork-inlaid wood frame.

Made in Germany, early 20th century. Mounted on velvet and framed in burled maple with a total measurement of 14.5" h x 10.5" w. Condition: fine.

Shostakovich performing his own Eight Preludes and Fugues from Op. 89, for piano. Russian LP. Signed boldly on cover by Shostakovich, dated May 15, 1968. Condition of both record and jacket is fine.

Italian first-day cover issued in 1967 for the great conductor's centennial. Excellent condition.

A charming announcement for a fund-raising ball supporting the Union cause in the Civil War. Dated Sept. 11th [sic!!], 1861. Decoratively matted in red, white and blue in a four-layered mat, with a total measurment in mat: 13.75" X 11". Fine.

An amusing and charming original cigarbox label depicting a scene from the opera, decorated with raised gold medals. Never used, in pristine condition. Handsomely matted in maroon suede with a total measurment of 11.5" x 13" w.

Vienna, c. 1860. 8.5" h x 5/8th" wide on a marbled stand. 50" high. The bronze is stamped H. Müller, most probably Hans Müller.

Bronze plaque by the Viennese medalist Rudolf Schmidt, stamped with the date 1922, showing Wagner in deep-relief profile. 6.25" h x 5 +" w.