Puccini, Giacomo - Caruso, Enrico - Grieg, Edvard - Strauss, Richard and many more - Large Signed Fan

Superb piece of memorabilia consisting of a wooden fan, signed on both sides by many important music personalities. Fan belonged to Olga Jacchia, a singer from Italy, later socialite. Jacchia collected herself these signatures over a period of more than 40 years, between 1893 and 1937.

Signers include Enrico Caruso (who also created a small self-caricature), Giacomo Puccini, Edvard Grieg, Richard Strauss, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Joseph Joachim, Mattia Battistini, Alfred Grunfeld, Felix Weingartner, Ada Negri, Cesare Rossi, Salomon Jadassohn, Antonio Fogazzaro and others we could not identify. Some of the signatures have music quotes.

Fan is encased in a gold silver velvet case with its own stand, can be easily viewed through glasses on both sides. Fan size is 22 x 12 inches, total size with case is 24 x 14.25 inches. Some fading in some of the ink signatures, but they are in overall excellent condition.

This is the best signed fan we ever had in stock, a very rare, unique item and a fantastic piece of history for any music lover.

See photos of front and verso.