Sarah Bernhardt Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Sarah Bernhardt Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 23, 2026
Sarah Bernhardt tea caddy and letter TBA
Est: £300 - £400
Theatre.- Sarah Bernhardt.- [Tea caddy box used by Sarah Bernhardt in Adrienne Lecouvreur at Booth's Theatre and partial A.L.s in French by Sarah Bernhardt], box with decorative ornament to lid and edges with circular ornaments, section of A.L.s. (1 p. only) signed at foot by Sarah Bernhardt (foldlines), paper label nailed to head of caddy box with contemporary manuscript inscription: This antique box was used by Sarah Bernhardt in Adrienne Lecourvreur at Booth's Theatre New York, 1880, slight abrasion affecting Booth's on label, box approx. 100 x 180 x 100mm, [1890].*** The tea caddy is seemingly a prop in the drama written by Eugène Scribe, inspired by the French actress, Adrienne Lecouvreur. Sarah Bernhardt performed on November 8th at Booth's Theatre in New York. Tickets for this performance cost $40, and although only few in the audience understood French, she captivated her audience through her gestures and voice. After her first performance in New York, she made 27 curtain calls.She later played the same role in a silent movie, titled the same, in 1913.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jul. 02, 2026
Fantastical Inkwell, self-portrait as a sphinx
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Sarah Bernhardt French 1844 - 1923 Fantastical Inkwell, self-portrait as a sphinx signed: SARAH BERNHARDT light brown patinated metal 20 by 21.5cm., 7⅞ by 8½in.
Sotheby's
Jun. 26, 2026
BILLET AUT. S.
Est: €120 - €150
1 p., 9 x 14 cm, sur papier vélin (traces de montage au verso). - "La vie de ceux qu'on aime semble trop courte, mais la vie de celle qui signe ces lignes me semble longue". Joli mot prophétique : la Divine, alors au faîte de sa gloire à 48 ans, enterrera presque tout son monde en vivant jusqu'en 1923. - Joint : 1. Coquelin [aîné, Constant dit] - Billet aut. s. à un "Monsieur". S.l.n.d. 1 p. in-12 (traces de montage au verso). "Je joue partout avec le même soin, et quand je me porte bien, toujours avec le même plaisir [...]". - 2. Bovy, Berthe - L.A.S. à un "cher camarade". [Paris], s.d. 2 pp., bifeuillet in-12. Rendez-vous pour une répétition. (3 pcs)
Arenberg Auctions
Jun. 21, 2026
Sarah Bernhardt and Constant Coquelin, Signed Lithographs in Arts and Crafts Carved Frame
Est: $300 - $500
She is shown in costume for her famous role as the Duc de Reichstadt in the play L'Aiglon, written by Edmond Rostand, played at the Garden Theater in New York, 1900-1901. BenoÃ®t-Constant Coquelin, Constant Coquelin, aka Coquelin aÃ®nÃ© (1841 - 1909), as Cyrano de Bergerac. "Coquelin the Elder"), was a French actor, "one of the greatest theatrical figures of the age." In 1900 Coquelin toured in America with Sarah Bernhardt, appeared at Broadway's Garden Theatre in a production of Cyrano de Bergerac (Bernhardt played Roxane) Garden Theater, New York City: Sarah Bernhardt and Coquelin (1900): Dumas's L Dame aux Camelias, Sardou's La Tosca, and Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac and L'Aiglon. The five-week engagement featured Bernhardt's famous portrayal of the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet, which was wildly popular, with speculators getting five times face value for tickets.
Peterborough Auctions
May. 03, 2026
Sarah Bernhardt dans "Cléopatre" Vintage Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Print
Est: $300 - $500
Vintage French print. Measuring: 16 by 13 inches overall, and 14 by 10 painting alone. Please see all images for condition. Size is measured and written on the back of the painting or next to each object. The first size is the overall size; the second size is the image size. For detailed condition questions please email hello@curatedgallery.com. Domestic flat rate shipping with FedEx is set to $75 for this lot. Pick up at our 67 Guernsey street location is available 12-7pm by appointment for two weeks following the sale by appointment. Please call or email and let us know when you would like to pick up! Local delivery is also available around the area for large pieces or large orders. Flat rate delivery to, NY, PA, OH, NJ, CT, MA as well as NYC and Brooklyn available as well. Thank you and good luck.
Curated Gallery Auctions
Apr. 28, 2026
BERNHARDT, Sarah, 1844-1923.
Est: €230 - €300
BERNHARDT, Sarah, 1844-1923. E. Br. m. U. Poststempel: Genf 26.IX.1886. 3 S. kl.-8o. Am Kopf ihre gedruckten Initialen und der Wahlspruch “Quand même”. Mit grauem Rand. Mit mehrfach gesiegeltem Umschlag. An “Madame Langellié / Couturière” in Paris wegen der Gestaltung eines Kostüms. “... Je vous envoie deux cents fr. ci joint c’est tout ma fortune ici ... Allez chez Monsieur Duquesnel avec le petit mot que vous trouvez dans cette lettre[,] il vous remettra trois cents fr. Mon costume est charmant mais le cou va trés mal[,] beaucoup trop échanceré dans le dos. Et puis il faut faire les cols en droite fil presque egalement rond; le reste du costum est très bien ...”
Stargardt Autographenhandlung
Mar. 22, 2026
Sarah Bernhardt and Constant Coquelin, Signed Lithographs in Arts and Crafts Carved Frame
Est: $500 - $700
She is shown in costume for her famous role as the Duc de Reichstadt in the play L'Aiglon, written by Edmond Rostand, played at the Garden Theater in New York, 1900-1901. Benoît-Constant Coquelin, Constant Coquelin, aka Coquelin aîné (1841 - 1909), as Cyrano de Bergerac. "Coquelin the Elder"), was a French actor, "one of the greatest theatrical figures of the age." In 1900 Coquelin toured in America with Sarah Bernhardt, appeared at Broadway's Garden Theatre in a production of Cyrano de Bergerac (Bernhardt played Roxane) Garden Theater, New York City: Sarah Bernhardt and Coquelin (1900): Dumas's L Dame aux Camelias, Sardou's La Tosca, and Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac and L'Aiglon. The five-week engagement featured Bernhardt's famous portrayal of the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet, which was wildly popular, with speculators getting five times face value for tickets.
Peterborough Auctions
Mar. 11, 2026
Sarah BERNHARDT (1844-1923). L.A.S. « Sarah », [1908 ?], à Paul Bilhaud ;
Est: €300 - €400
Sarah BERNHARDT (1844-1923). L.A.S. « Sarah », [1908 ?], à Paul Bilhaud ; 6 pages in-8 à ses chiffre, devise Quand même et masque, enveloppe. Au sujet de La Courtisane de Corinthe, de Paul Bilhaud et Michel Carré, que Sarah va créer le 8 avril 1908. « Je suis désespérée mais je lis relis. Je ne peux plus jouer une courtisane il me manque trop de choses. […] Je vous en supplie faites moi une autre pièce pour ma rentrée. J’ai un beau sujet à vous donner »…. Elle ne veut pas de procès : « Je vous donnerai le dédommagement que vous voudrez. […] je vous jure que je ne peux pas. J’ai commandé des costumes. J’ai même les bijoux. J’ai augmenté ma compagnie de Jane Leroy et de Magda pour votre pièce. […] Votré déception me donne un tel chagrin que je me fiche de tout »…
Ader
Mar. 10, 2026
Sarah BERNHARDT. Note autographe ;
Est: €200 - €300
Sarah BERNHARDT. Note autographe ; 1 page in-8 au chiffre M. Brouillon autographe pendant une représentation de La Dame aux camélias d’Alexandre Dumas fils. Au 2e acte, Marguerite Gauthier devait écrire une réponse à une lettre reçue : Sarah a griffonné au crayon quelques lignes informes, et en a profité pour signaler aux machinistes un courant d’air : « il a quelque chose d’ouvert ». Le papier a été récupéré par Blanche Boullenger, actrice de la troupe de Sarah Bernhardt, ainsi que l’enveloppe jointe ainsi rédigée : « Mademoiselle Marguerite Gauthier. Il ne convient pas de jouer un rôle ridicule ». On joint : –le n° 3 de Les Femmes du Jour consacré à Sarah Bernhardt, avec dessins en couleurs de Coll-Toc, texte de Zi-Zim (avril 1886, 4 p.) ; – 3 billets de fantaisie de la Banque du Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt ; – une photographie en tirage d’époque de Sarah Bernhardt (en Musset) avec Julia Bartet dans La Nuit de Mai de Musset (1909) ; – prospectus des représentations de Sarah Bernhardt et de sa compagnie lors de sa tournée en France en octobre 1909 (ill. de Mucha) ; – n° du Journal du 27 mars 1923 sur la mort de S. Bernhardt ; – carton d’invitation aux obsèques le 29 mars 1923 ; – catalogue de vente de la Succession de Mme Sarah Bernhardt, 11-13 juin 1923.
Ader
Mar. 10, 2026
Sarah BERNHARDT (1844-1923). L.A.S., [1873 ?], à Mounet-Sully ;
Est: €200 - €250
Sarah BERNHARDT (1844-1923). L.A.S., [1873 ?], à Mounet-Sully ; 2 pages in-12 au crayon sur papier à ses chiffre, devise Quand même et emblème, enveloppe. Billet amoureux. « Je t’ai attendu chéri. Pourquoi tu n’es pas venu ? Quand me lis-tu ? Quand me donnes-tu à déjeuner ? Je t’embrasse tendrement ».
Ader
Dec. 12, 2025
5 portraits of women.
Est: €200 - €250
Various techniques and sizes. - 1. Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in "L'Aiglon" by Edmond Rostand, c. 1900, silver print mounted on cardboard, 17,5 x 12,5 cm, caption on verso. - 2. Woman holding a shell, c. 1900-1910, silver print, 39 x 14,5 cm, monogram AL and ref. numb. K. 209/2. - 3. Photo of the painting "La Vague" by William Bouguereau (1896), silver print mounted on cardboard, 19,5 x 26 cm, painter name and date in the image. - 4. Standing portrait of a woman, 34 x 23 cm, silver print mounted on cardboard (torn), stamp "Culver service, New York" on verso. - 5. Portrait of a seated woman (could be Renée Richard, French opera singer, 1858-1947) by Auguste Lumière, vintage print (carbon) mounted on cardboard, 43 x 31 cm, signed in red ink (large cracks on the top and the sides of the image).
Arenberg Auctions
Aug. 10, 2025
SARAH BERNHARDT - 1900 WATERCOLOR PAINTING
Est: $600 - $900
WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT PAINTING OF SARAH BERNHARDT (FRENCH STAGE ACTRESS, 1844-1923). IDENTIFIED AND DATED, 1900. UNSIGNED BY ARTIST. FRAMED, 22"X33". REQUIRES THIRD PARTY SHIPPING/TRANSPORTATION.
Freedom Auction Company
Jul. 10, 2025
BERNHARDT, Sarah (1844-1923). Signed Souvenir Imperial Cabi...
Est: $400 - $600
BERNHARDT, Sarah (1844-1923). Signed Souvenir Imperial Cabinet Card. Paris: C. M. & B., [ca. 1910]. Silver gelatin photo of Bernhardt in the costume of Napoleon II (aka L’Aiglon) from the waist-up in profile. Captioned beneath the photo, “Madame Sarah Bernhardt. L’Aiglon.” Signed by her in black ink beneath the caption. Photo 5 ¼ x 3 ¼”; mount 8 ½ x 6 ¾”. Mount toned, soiled. Fine. The play’s author, Edmond Rostand, created this title role specifically for Bernhardt, and it was not unusual for Bernhardt to play male characters. L’Aiglon became one of her signature roles.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Jun. 11, 2025
SARAH BERNHARDT (1844-1923). Le Chant. marbleH. 57,8 cm (22 ¾ in.).
Est: €60,000 - €100,000
SARAH BERNHARDT (1844-1923). Le Chant. marbleH. 57,8 cm (22 ¾ in.).
Christie's
Feb. 07, 2025
SARAH BERNHARDT (1844-1923). Le Chant (Allegory of Song). marble22 ¾ in. (5
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
SARAH BERNHARDT (1844-1923). Le Chant (Allegory of Song). marble22 ¾ in. (57.8 cm.) high.
Christie's
Jan. 30, 2025
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923)
Est: €120 - €180
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923) French stage actress. A.N.S., Sarah Bernhardt, to the verso of her personal printed monogrammed correspondence card, n.p. (Paris?), n.d. (May 1919), in French. Bernhardt makes a request of the recipient, evidently a theatre manager, ´Deux places pour les soirs - La seconde - Napoleonette - Le vendredi 30 Mai 1919´ (Translation: ´Two places for the evenings - The second - Napoleonette - Friday 30 May 1919´). Some very light, extremely minimal age wear, VG Napoleonette was a novel by Gyp and Andre de Lorde published in 1913 and later adapted for the stage as a play in five acts and a prologue. It was performed at the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt in Paris in May 1919.
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Dec. 03, 2024
Mars enfant (The Young Mars)
Est: £40,000 - £60,000
Sarah Bernhardt French 1844 - 1923 Mars enfant (The Young Mars) signed: SARAh BERNhARDT / SculpteuR and inscribed: LACHENAL / CERAMISTE polychromed earthenware 39cm., 15⅜ in.
Sotheby's
Nov. 28, 2024
Sarah BERNHARDT (1844-1923)
Est: €200 - €400
"Portrait of the Artist" Pencil drawing c. 1900, 10 x 7.5 cm on view (22 x 17 cm with frame) signed lower right. Delivery of lots without transport costs a few days after the sale GALERIE 18, rue Grange-Batelière (25 metres from the Hôtel Drouot) otherwise shipment to FRANCE at the buyer's expense by the carrier of his choice. High resolution photos: bit.ly/41uZlKv "Portrait de l’artiste" Dessin à la mine de plomb c. 1900, 10 x 7,5 cm à vue (22 x 17 cm avec cadre) signé en bas à droite. Remise des lots sans frais de transport quelques jours après la vente GALERIE 18, rue Grange-Batelière (25 mètres de l’Hôtel Drouot) sinon l'envoi de la FRANCE à la charge de l’acheteur par le transporteur de son choix. Photos en haute résolution : bit.ly/41uZlKv
Hotel des ventes de Lausanne
Sep. 28, 2024
LITHOGRAPH OF SARAH BERNHARDT BY WILLIAM NICHOLSON
Est: $100 - $150
Color lithograph on paper by Sir William Nicholson, 1872 to 1949, a British printmaker and illustrator. The artwork depicts a full-length portrait of Sarah Bernhardt, 1844 to 1923, a French stage actress, considered one of the best artists of her time. Dated 1899. From the Twelve Portraits series. Signed by the artist in plate in the lower right. Titled in plate in the bottom middle. White mat, wooden frame. Collectibel Graphic Art Prints, Portraiture, Art Nouveau Era.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 30, 2024
Goldscheider Wien Büste "Theodora"
Est: -
Goldscheider Wien Büste "Theodora" Entwurf wohl Hans Schoerk um 1899/1900, signiert mit Pseudonym Cherc, Skulpturenmarke um 1900-1920, geprägte Modellnummer 1994 194 5, heller Scherben in Brauntönen gefasst und goldbronziert, Darstellung der Französin Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), der berühmtesten Schauspielerin ihrer Zeit, als Théodora im gleichnamigen Drama von Victorien Sardou (1831-1908), aus kelchförmig floralem Sockel emporsteigender, seitlich blickender Frauenkopf mit aufwendiger Frisur und Helmzier, kleiner Haarriss an der Schulter, partiell stärker berieben, seltene Figur in unrestauriertem Originalzustand, H 62 cm. Quelle: Dechant/Goldscheider, Firmengeschichte und Werkverzeichnis, S. 367, Nr. 2859 und S. 559. Goldscheider Vienna Bust "Theodora" Design probably by Hans Schoerk c. 1899/1900, signed with pseudonym Cherc, sculpture mark c. 1900-1920, embossed model number 1994 194 5, light-coloured body painted in shades of brown and bronzed in gold, depicting the French actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), the most famous actress of her time, as Théodora in the drama of the same name by Victorien Sardou (1831-1908), a woman's head rising from a goblet-shaped floral base with elaborate coiffure and helmet decoration, small hairline crack to the shoulder, heavily rubbed in places, rare figure in unrestored original condition, h 62 cm. Source: Dechant/Goldscheider, company history and catalogue raisonné, p. 367, no. 2859 and p. 559. artist information.
Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
May. 22, 2024
Sarah Bernhardt in the Role of Izeyl
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
An Independent Eye: Property from Jack Kilgore & Co. Georges Clairin French 1843 - 1919 Sarah Bernhardt in the Role of Izeyl signed lower right: G. Clairin oil on canvas canvas: 46 by 30 in.; 117 by 76 cm framed: 52 ¼ by 36 ½ in.; 132.8 by 92.7 cm
Sotheby's
Mar. 03, 2024
Sarah Bernhardt : Drawing.
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
ARTIST: ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939) SIZE: 4 3/4 x 11 in./12 x 28 cm PRINTER: DESCRIPTION: Although Mucha unfortunately did not leave us with any notes about this drawing, the flowing hair and loosely wrapped garment seen here closely resemble the style of Sarah Bernhardt in La Samaritaine. In the final poster, Mucha showed Bernhardt facing us with her cloak draped behind her. It’s a lovely little look into the artist’s creative process. (Art Nouveau; Artist: Mucha)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Feb. 18, 2024
Bernhardt (Sarah)
Est: £150 - £200
Bernhardt (Sarah) Bernhardt (Sarah) Autograph letter signed ('Sarah Bernhardt') to Paul Escudier, in French, on personalised stationery, translation reading in part "It is thanks to your courteous benevolence that I won my case; I come, after the long years that have passed, once again to ask you to support me in the struggle that opens tomorrow for and against me...", three pages, oblong 8vo, n.p. [Paris], n.d., with original envelope.
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 20, 2023
large Art Nouveau style theater print in frame
Est: $600 - $700
vibrantly colored chromolithograph print depicting Sarah Bernhardt (1844 to 1923) as Medee at the Theatre de la Renaissance, after Alphonse Mucha, showing a crowned woman with a bloody knife standing over the dead body of a woman, Imp F. Champenois GG. Boulevard Saint Michel Paris Printed in France by Mourlot (Studio's Master Printer Henri Deschamps edition of 1500), commissioned in 1969, in a green wooden frame
Yardley Antiques
Sep. 11, 2023
RARE Antique 1906 La Tosca Advertising Real Photo Postcard Featuring Sarah Bernhardt
Est: -
Advertising of her farewell appearance. Real photo postcard advertising La Tosca at the Grand Opera House in Canton, Ohio starring Mme. Sarah Bernhardt. It was mailed April 5, 1906. Includes a 1cent canceled stamp. . Sarah Bernhardt (born Henriette-Rosine Bernard; 22 October 1844 26 March 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some of the more popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils; Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo, Fédora and La Tosca by Victorien Sardou, and L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand. She also played male roles, including Shakespeare's Hamlet. Rostand called her "the queen of the pose and the princess of the gesture", and Hugo praised her "golden voice". She made several theatrical tours around the world, and she was one of the early prominent actresses to make sound recordings and to act in motion pictures. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
One Source Auctions
Aug. 19, 2023
Sarah Bernhardt Signed Letter in Her Hand
Est: $400 - $800
Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) signed letter in her hand on monogram personal stationery, not dated (circa late 1900s) with engraving. Provenance: Malden, Massachusetts collection.
Kaminski Auctions
Jul. 12, 2023
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923)
Est: €200 - €300
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923) French stage actress. An unusual A.L.S., Sarah Bernhardt, to the recto and two inside pages of an oblong 12mo folding correspondence card featuring her printed monogram, n.p. (Paris), n.d. (March 1921), to an official (name illegible), in French. Bernhardt enquires 'Voulez-vous etre assez aimable pour me donner l'autorisation de mettre une petite marquise pour le mercredi 9 pour du mariage de ma petite fille' (Translation: 'Will you be kind enough to give me permission to put up a little marquee for Wednesday 9th for my granddaughter's wedding?'). Signed to the lower left corner of the inside by an official across the circular stamp of the Prefecture de Police, authorising Bernhardt to erect the marquee, dated Paris, 4th March 1921. Accompanied by the original (unmarked) matching envelope. Some light staining and a couple of minor ink blots, VG Bernhardt's youngest granddaughter, Lysiane Bernhardt (1896-1977), married Louis Jacques Marie Collin in Paris on 8th March 1921. The couple were divorced just a few years later on 7th June 1924, and Lysiane would marry for a second time in March 1928.
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Jun. 01, 2023
[Sarah BERNHARDT. Programme d’adieux].
Est: €100 - €150
Farewell appearances of Mme Sarah Bernhardt in Cincinnati. Emery Auditorium, 12 février 1917. In-8, agrafé, 24 pp. La grande Dame est accompagnée par la « distinguished company of players from the Sarah Bernhardt Theater Paris ». Couverture illustrée, légères pliures. Joint l’ouvrage de René Coursaget et Maximilien Gauthier. Cent ans de Théâtre par la photographie. Comédiens et Comédiennes d’hier. Préface de Gérard Bauër. Paris, éditions L’Image, in-folio, couverture illustrée rempliée, 138 pp. Un incontournable chapitre sur Sarah Bernhardt, très nombreuses reproductions de portraits. Bel état. Ex-libris F.J. Heitz.
Alde
Jun. 01, 2023
[Sarah BERNHARDT].
Est: €200 - €300
Dramatic and operatic Matinée in aid of the « Titanic » disaster Fund. London, Royal 0pera, Covent Garden, 14 mai 1912. In-folio, agrafé, 36 pp. Luxueux programme avec une marquante couverture illustrée en couleurs par Chris. A. Buchel : un ange qui pourrait presque ressembler à Sarah Bernhardt (jeune), qui elle-même participe à cette « matinée » bien particulière en hommage aux victimes du naufrage, pour qui les célébrités appellent à une levée de fonds : Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Mrs Patrick Campbell, Sir George Alexander, Madame Clara Butt, la Pavlova, Sir Charles Wyndham, Madame Edvina…et Sarah B., tous en portraits pleine page. Nombreuses contributions littéraires, poétiques (G.K. Chesterton,…) et musicales (Misha Elman au violon,…), reproductions de photographies des artistes…et du paquebot perdu. Bon état général, légères pliures.
Alde
Jun. 01, 2023
Sarah BERNHARDT.
Est: €150 - €200
Photographie originale en costume (dans Hamlet). c. 1900. 13,4 x 18 cm. Envoi autographe sur papier libre joint de la grande Sarah : « Chère Mademoiselle Irène, je vous souhaite le bonheur ! » signé et daté 1911.On ajoute une belle épreuve du portrait gravé par R. de Los Rios d’après le tableau de Jules-Bastien Lepage (1879, 22,5 x 31,5 marges comprises).
Alde
Jun. 01, 2023
[Sarah BERNHARDT].
Est: €300 - €400
Revues et fascicules dédiés, 16 publications entre 1878 et 1923. Les Hommes d’aujourd’hui, 25 octobre 1878, 4 pp. in-8, très belle caricature en couleurs par André Gill (un coin déficient) ; Galerie Contemporaine (c. 1880, 4 pages in folio, portrait en photoglyptie) ; « Conquête de l’Amérique par Sarah Bernhardt », La Caricature (n°60, 19 février 1881, petit in-folio, en feuilles, 8 pp), belle couverture illustrée en couleurs (défraîchie) ; La Samaritaine (4 pages in-8, papier bleu, édité par Fasquelle, c. 1896) ; Les Hommes du Jour, « Mme Sarah Bernhardt », 12 novembre 1910 et Spécial S.-B., 28 avril 1917 (2 fascicules in-4, en feuilles, 16 pp chacun) ; Numéro-Programme de L’Illustration, 7 décembre 1902, « Les Rois » de Jules Lemaître au Théâtre de la Renaissance, 4 p. in-12 ; L’Illustration, supplément au n°3122, 27 décembre 1902 : « Théroigne de Méricourt » avec portrait de l’actrice et décors de la pièce (in-4, agrafé, 32 pp) ; La Rampe, n°8 – 16 septembre 1899, in-4, agrafé, 16 pp – Numéro édité spécialement à l’occasion de la Tournée entreprise par Sarah Bernhardt, portraits par Mucha entre autres ; Le Rire, n°110, 12 décembre 1896, in-4, en feuilles (petit défauts), grand portrait double page par Charles Léandre : « L’Apothéose de la grande tragédienne » ; l’Echo de Paris, S.B. par Henry Bauër, nombreux portraits, petit in-folio, 20 pp, feuillets détachés ; Les Annales, édition de luxe, 24 juin 1917, in-4, agrafé, 32 pp., numéro consacré à Hécube, interprétée par S. Bernhardt ; le Gaulois du Dimanche, 13-14 juillet 1901, in- plano, une feuille pliée, 4 pp., L’Aiglon de Rostand vu par les écrivains du temps, nombreux portraits, déchirures aux plis ; L’Aiglon et nombreux portraits ; « Portrait de Sarah Bernhardt » par Dudley Hardy, deux pages grand in-folio, reproduction du tableau en couleurs et son commentaire, c. 1900 ; Le Théâtre, belle photo « colorisée » dans Le Procès de Jeanne d’Arc en couverture, n°264, décembre 1909, in folio, 32 pp., bon état ; biographie et portrait tirés de l’Album Mariani (4 pp. in-8). Jointes quelques coupures de presse : L’Art et la Mode, septembre 1892 (double-page in-folio « Toilettes créées par Morin-Blossier pour Sarah Bernhardt ») ; « Notre Sarah » (Fantasio, mai 1920) ; Portraits et articles extraits de Les Echos de Paris, Fémina, Le Figaro supplément artistique (1923), Je sais tout (« S.B. chez les Yankees (15 juin 1906), Lectures pour tous, Revue Illustrée 1899, Revue Universelle,…
Alde
Jun. 01, 2023
Sarah BERNHARDT.
Est: €300 - €400
Photographie grand cabinet Nadar. [c. 1860.] (17,3 x 25 cm avec le carton original). Portrait de face, d’un charme envoûtant. Très bel envoi sur la marie-louise (28 x 36 cm) : « à Monsieur Thorel René / Souvenir très sympathique et / reconnaissant de son amitié » signé et daté 1905. Petits accidents.
Alde
Jun. 01, 2023
Sarah BERNHARDT.
Est: €400 - €500
Photographie de profil. c. 1885. (17,5 x 29,5 cm sous marie-louise, cadre doré, 38,5 x 53 cm, accidents). Envoi autographe sur le tirage à Madame Guillemot, signé et daté 1885. Portrait rare.
Alde
Mar. 28, 2023
BERNHARDT, Sarah, 1844–1923.
Est: €262 - €350
BERNHARDT, Sarah, 1844–1923. E.Br.m.U. Poststempel: Genf 26.IX.1886. 3 S. kl.-8°. Am Kopf ihre gedruckten Initialen und der Wahlspruch “Quand même”. Mit grauem Rand. Mit mehrfach gesiegeltem Umschlag. An “Madame Langellié / Couturière” in Paris wegen der Begleichung einer Rechnung. “… Je vous envoie deux cents fr[ancs] ci joint c’est tout ma fortune ici … Allez chez Monsieur Duquesnel avec le petit mot que vous trouvez dans cette lettre[,] il vous remettra trois cents fr. Mon costume est charmant mais le cou va très mal[,] beaucoup trop échanceré dans le dos. Et puis il faut faire les cols en droite fil presque egalement rond; le reste du costum est très bien …”
Stargardt Autographenhandlung
Mar. 14, 2023
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923)
Est: €150 - €200
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923) French stage Actress. The most prominent actress of her time. A.L.S., Sarah Bernhardt Damala, two pages, written to the first and third page, 12mo, n.p., n.d., in French. The document bears to the heading her attractive embossed monogram with her initials and the motto ''Quand Meme''. Bernhardt, in her usual very difficult writing states in part `Ma charmante Dame. Je ne suis point coupable car j´ai….´ (Translation: `My charming lady. I am not at all guilty because I…´), and further suggests to meet her correspondent `…demain à l´heure qu´il vous plaira..´ (Translation: `…tomorrow at any time it will suit you…´ Accompanied by the original envelope also bearing her printed monogram. G to VG Sarah Bernhardt signs adding her husband surname Damala. She married Aristides Damala, also known by his stage name Jacques Damala, a Greek military officer who turned into actor. The marriage last very short time. Damala was since the very first day unfaithful, and despite the humiliations she endured, giving money to Damala so as to pay his drugs, mistresses and debts to prostitutes, and despite that the fact her husband's infidelity had been a common topic for gossip, becoming the object of criticism and even satire for press, she did not divorce him until her husband, eleven years younger than her, passed away at the early age of 34.
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Mar. 14, 2023
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923)
Est: €600 - €900
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923) French stage actress. A large vintage signed and inscribed 14.5 x 12 photograph of the actress in a full-length pose, wearing a long white dress, lying in the lap of an actor, with several other thespians alongside, in a scene from the play Izeyl. Photograph by Joseph Byron of Broadway, New York, and bearing his credit stamp to the verso and pencil signature beneath the image. Signed by Bernhardt in dark fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount, with an inscription in French, dated New York, 1896 in her hand. A few light, minor water stains, just affecting the signature and inscription, and with some light age wear to the edges of the mount. G Izeyl, described as an 'Indian religious drama' by The New York Times was a melodrama by Armand Silvestre and Eugene Morand which ran for one week of Bernhardt's five week engagement at Abbey's Theatre (The Knickerbocker Theatre) on Broadway in January 1896. Set in Himalayan India in the 5th century BC, Bernhardt starred in the title role as a courtesan who tries to seduce the Hindu Christ Buddha, but fails. Joseph Byron (1847-1923) English photographer who founded the Byron Company in Manhattan and specialised in photographing Broadway shows and other stage productions.
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Jan. 12, 2023
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923)
Est: €300 - €400
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923) French stage actress. A large, vintage signed and inscribed sepia 10 x 13 photograph, the oval image depicting The Divine Sarah in a profile head and shoulders pose. Photograph by the Rochlitz Studio, August 1917. Signed by Bernhardt to the lower left border in dark fountain pen ink and with an inscription in French, dated 1918 in her hand. Some tears to the edges, predominantly to the right edge, and with a few small areas of paper loss. About G
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Jan. 12, 2023
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923)
Est: €150 - €200
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923) French Actress. A very fine and attractive A.L.S., Sarah Bernhardt, a bold and full signature, three pages, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Paul Escudier, in French. On her printed stationery card, bearing to the heading her embossed monogram with her initials and motto, Bernhardt in an unusual clean and legible writing, reminds her correspondent the last time they met and wonders if 20 years have passed, stating in part `…c'est grâce à votre courtoise bienveillance que j'ai obtenu gain de cause ; je viens, après les longues années passées, encore une fois vous prier de me soutenir dans la lutte qui s'ouvre demain pour et contre moi…´ (Translation : ``…it is thanks to your courteous benevolence that I won my case; I come, after the long years that have passed, once again to ask you to support me in the struggle that opens tomorrow for and against me...´´) Accompanied by the original printed stationery envelope with monogram. VG
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Dec. 08, 2022
SARAH BERNHARDT.
Est: €100 - €150
Lithograph in colour, 25 x 23 cm (visible), wove paper (sm. tears in the image). - Rare state with text in orange and lithographed signature of Sarah Bernhardt. This poster was made for a set of performances Bernhardt gave at Théatre Royal du parc in Brussels the 4th, 5th and 6th of October 1897.
Arenberg Auctions
Nov. 19, 2022
Sarah Bernhardt Actress Antique Print
Est: $50 - $75
Portrait de Mlle Sarah Bernhardt. By Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848–1884), engraved by Eugene-Andre Champollion (France, 1848-1901). Late 19th Century. 16 3/4" x 11 1/2".
Copake Auction Inc.
Sep. 27, 2022
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923)
Est: €150 - €200
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923) French stage Actress. The most prominent actress of her time. A.L.S., `Sarah Bernhardt´, two pages, 12mo, n.p., n.d., 1879, to a lady, in French. The document bears to the heading her attractive embossed monogram with her initials and the motto ''Quand Meme''. Bernhardt, in her usual difficult writing states in part `Chere Madame, les jours se passent, les mois s´écoulent; et je dis toujours, Demain? Espérant toujours que demain sera le lendemain d´hier. C´est ainsi que j´arrive a etre en retard de deux ou trois mois pour une simple réponse..´ (''Dear Madam, the days go by, the months go by; and I always say, Tomorrow? Always hoping that tomorrow will be the day after yesterday. This is how I manage to be two or three months late for a simple answer'') Further saying `Je compte sur vos péchés d´oubli pour excuser les miens…´ (''I count on your sins of forgetting to excuse mine''). VG
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Jun. 16, 2022
BERNHARDT, Sarah (1844–1923). Autograph note signed (“Sarah...
Est: $100 - $200
BERNHARDT, Sarah (1844–1923). Autograph note signed (“Sarah Bernhardt”), 1887. One–page, oblong 12mo (121 x 191 mm), on an album leaf, in French. Includes an engraving of the actress performing as Cleopatra.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
May. 12, 2022
Mucha "La Dame aux Camelias" Bernhardt Inscription
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Alphonse Mucha (Czech-born expatriate in Paris, 1860-1939). "La Dame aux Camelias" (The Lady of the Camellias) color lithograph (1896-1898) signed "Mucha" on lower left AND a handwritten inscription by Sara Bernhardt (French, 1844-1923) - signed by Bernhardt and dated 1920. Sarah Bernhardt considered Alexandre Dumas' "La Dame aux Camelias" to be the most important drama of her career. Bernhardt played the title role, Camille, a courtesan dying of consumption who frees her lover from his promise to marry her. Alphonse Mucha depicts the suffering heroine in billowing garments, dramatically leaning against a balustrade with silver stars in the background. She wears a white camelia blossom in her hair, and a mysterious hand at the bottom of the image holds another camelia symbolizing death. At the top of the design are thorny roses piercing hearts, underscoring the central theme of the story: the ultimate sacrifice of love. Bernhardt adored Mucha's design and used it for her American tour of 1905-1906 and 1910-1911. Size of lithograph (sight view): 13.5" L x 5" W (34.3 cm x 12.7 cm) Size of Bernhardt's inscription (sight view): 3.2" L x 5" W (8.1 cm x 12.7 cm) Size of frame: 22.4" L x 8.875" W (56.9 cm x 22.5 cm) The inscription below is handwritten by the famous French actress, Sarah Bernhardt, on her monogrammed "SB" stationary with the "Quand Meme" banner. The text is written in French and the handwriting is difficult to decipher; however, Bernhardt's signature and the date 1920 are certainly legible. Bernhardt starred in many popular French plays of the 19th and 20th centuries. These included Alexandre Dumas "La Dame aux Camelias", Victor Hugo's "Ruy Bas", and Victorien Sardou's "La Tosca" and "Fedora". In addition, Bernhardt played Shakespeare's Hamlet and other male roles. Furthermore, she was among the first actresses to act in motion pictures and make sound recordings. Bernhardt was famous for being eccentric. She kept exotic animals in her home, including an alligator that drank champagne, and was known to sleep in a satin-lined coffin. Alphonse Mucha (also Alfons Maria Mucha) was a Czech artist who lived in Paris during the Art Nouveau period. He is probably best known for his theatrical posters, especially those featuring Sarah Bernhardt. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171886
Artemis Gallery
May. 05, 2022
BERNHARDT Sarah (1844-1923). Portrait photographique signé Étienne Carjat (1828-1906), la représentant posant dans le rôle de Donna Maria de
Est: €150 - €180
BERNHARDT Sarah (1844-1923). Portrait photographique signé Étienne Carjat (1828-1906), la représentant posant dans le rôle de Donna Maria de Neubourg, reine d’Espagne dans la pièce de théâtre Ruy Blas, écrite par Victor Hugo et créée en 1838 à Paris. Tirage albuminé d’époque collé sur carton avec identification manuscrite au bas du document. Bon état. H. : 17 cm – L. : 12 cm.
Coutau-Begarie
Apr. 06, 2022
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923)
Est: €200 - €300
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923) French stage Actress. The most prominent actress of her time. A.L.S., `Sarah Bernhardt´, two pages, 12mo, n.p., n.d., 1879, to a lady, in French. The document bears to the heading her attractive embossed monogram with her initials and the motto ''Quand Meme''. Bernhardt, in her usual difficult writing states in part `Chere Madame, les jours se passent, les mois s´écoulent; et je dis toujours, Demain? Espérant toujours que demain sera le lendemain d´hier. C´est ainsi que j´arrive a etre en retard de deux ou trois mois pour une simple réponse..´ (''Dear Madam, the days go by, the months go by; and I always say, Tomorrow? Always hoping that tomorrow will be the day after yesterday. This is how I manage to be two or three months late for a simple answer'') Further saying `Je compte sur vos péchés d´oubli pour excuser les miens…´ (''I count on your sins of forgetting to excuse mine''). VG
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Apr. 06, 2022
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923)
Est: €150 - €200
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923) French stage Actress. The most prominent actress of her time. A.L.S., `Sarah Bernhardt´, two pages, 12mo, n.p., n.d., 1888, to a lady, in French. The document bears to the heading her attractive embossed monogram with her initials and the motto ''Quand Meme''. Bernhardt, in her usual difficult writing states in part `Bien Belle Madame…Donnez-nous notre jolie petite Henriette pour passer la journée demain mardi… Voulez-vous tres Belle Madame me permettre de vous embrasser en vous remerciant.´, (''Very Beautiful Madame… Give us our pretty little Henriette to spend the day tomorrow Tuesday… Will you very Belle Madame allow me to kiss you and thank you.'') Small overall creasing, otherwise G
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Dec. 08, 2021
Bernhardt, Sarah: The actress Sarah Bernhardt
Est: €400 - €600
Photographer: W.&D. Downey (3), P. Nadar (4) and Paul Boyer (2). The actress Sarah Bernhardt. 1880s. 6 albumen prints and 3 gelatin silver prints. Each circa 14 x 10 cm. Each mounted to cabinet card with photographer's name and logo above/below the image and on verso of the mount. A few light surface scuff marks, some with fading in edges, otherwise in very good condition. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
Nov. 20, 2021
BERNHARDT, SARAH (1844-1923). CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH. PARI...
Est: $150 - $250
BERNHARDT, Sarah (1844-1923). Cabinet card photograph. Paris: Nadar, 1890s. Sepia-toned cabinet photograph of the French actress Sarah Bernhardt. 165 x 114 mm. Foxing. Sarah Bernhardt was one of the most popular French actresses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She studied acting at the Conservatory in Paris from 1860-1862, and made her stage debut in early April 1862. In 1900 she played Hamlet in a short filmed excerpt from the play, the first of eleven film appearances she would make. Sixty years later she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, making her the earliest-born recipient.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.