拍品 244
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MELBA, NELLIE (1859-1931). Large photograph inscribed and signed ("Nellie Melba"), n.p., n.d. [circa 1907]. 310 x 245 mm. (12¼ x 9 5/8 in.), a little soiling and browning at edges. A striking full-length standing portrait of the Australian operatic soprano, elegantly dressed and standing beside a table with a vase of flowers, inscribed on the lower portion of the image: "To Mr. Rogers (?) with many thanks & bravo - Nellie Melba. 1907."

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MELBA, NELLIE (1859-1931). Large photograph inscribed and signed ("Nellie Melba"), n.p., n.d. [circa 1907]. 310 x 245 mm. (12¼ x 9 5/8 in.), a little soiling and browning at edges. A striking full-length standing portrait of the Australian operatic soprano, elegantly dressed and standing beside a table with a vase of flowers, inscribed on the lower portion of the image: "To Mr. Rogers (?) with many thanks & bravo - Nellie Melba. 1907."

"...[Melba] took her name from the city of Melbourne, conquered continents with her coloratura. Dame Nellie inspired two elegant creations: a peach dessert and a very light toasted bread"--W.M.