WAGNER COSIMA: (1837-1930) German co-founder of the Bayreuth Festival with her second husband, composer Richard Wagner. Cosima Wagner was the daughter of Franz Liszt and Marie d'Agoult, and her first husband was the conductor Hans von Bulow. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Cosima Wagner, unsigned, featuring her printed name ('Frau Wagner') to the centre, with three lines of text in her hand, in German, sending a book to Baroness Sophie von Schonau. Some very light, minor age toning and with a diagonal crease running vertically through the card and with some traces of former mounting to the verso, G
Baroness Sophie von Schonau (1826-1896) wife of the Chamberlain to the Court of Baden.
Sold for €220
Estimated at €100 - €150
WAGNER COSIMA: (1837-1930) German co-founder of the Bayreuth Festival with her second husband, composer Richard Wagner. Cosima Wagner was the daughter of Franz Liszt and Marie d'Agoult, and her first husband was the conductor Hans von Bulow. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Cosima Wagner, unsigned, featuring her printed name ('Frau Wagner') to the centre, with three lines of text in her hand, in German, sending a book to Baroness Sophie von Schonau. Some very light, minor age toning and with a diagonal crease running vertically through the card and with some traces of former mounting to the verso, G
Baroness Sophie von Schonau (1826-1896) wife of the Chamberlain to the Court of Baden.
Auction: Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents, 13th Mar, 2024