IMPORTANT ARTIST AND MUSICIAN SIGNED MENU FROM DINNER TO THE BALLET RUSSES' 1923 PREMIERE OF STRAVINSKY'S "LES NOCES.". This famous dinner was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Murphy to celebrate the premiere of "Les Noces." Reverse side of menu is signed by Igor Stravinksy, Jean Cocteau, Ernest Ansermet, Pablo and Olga Picasso, Darius Milhaud, Scofield Thayer, Cole Porter, and other luminaries who were present at the dinner. In leather-bound presentation box from Sony Classical to Isaac Stern in honor of his 75th birthday and his fifty years of recording on the Sony label. Estimate $8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE: Tarisio Auction, New York, May 2003, from the Estate of Isaac Stern, Washington, DC
