Margot Fonteyn Autograph
Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE (née Hookham; 18 May 1919 – 21 February 1991), known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet (formerly the Sadler's Wells Theatre Company), eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II. Beginning ballet lessons at the age of four, she studied in England and China, where her father was transferred for his work. Her training in Shanghai was with Russian expatriate dancer Georgy Goncharov, contributing to her continuing interest in Russian ballet. Returning to London at the age of 14, she was invited to join the Vic-Wells Ballet School by Ninette de Valois. She succeeded Alicia Markova as prima ballerina of the company in 1935. The Vic-Wells choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton, wrote numerous parts for Fonteyn and her partner, Robert Helpmann, with whom she danced from the 1930s to the 1940s. More about Margot Fonteyn
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In 1961, when Fonteyn was considering retirement, Rudolf Nureyev defected from the Kirov Ballet while dancing in Paris. Fonteyn, though reluctant to partner with him because of their 19-year age difference, danced with him in his début with the Royal Ballet in Giselle on 21 February 1962. The duo immediately became an international sensation, each dancer pushing the other to their best performances. They were most noted for their classical performances in works such as Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, Les Sylphides, La Bayadère, Swan Lake, and Raymonda, in which Nureyev sometimes adapted choreographies specifically to showcase their talents. The pair premièred Ashton's Marguerite and Armand, which had been choreographed specifically for them, and were noted for their performance in the title roles of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet. The following year, Fonteyn's husband was shot during an assassination attempt and became a quadriplegic, requiring constant care for the remainder of his life. In 1972, Fonteyn went into semi-retirement, although she continued to dance periodically until the end of the decade. In 1979, she was fêted by the Royal Ballet and officially pronounced the prima ballerina assoluta of the company. She retired to Panama, where she spent her time writing books, raising cattle, and caring for her husband. She died from ovarian cancer exactly 29 years after her premiere with Nureyev in Giselle. Read even more about Margot Fonteyn at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Margot Fonteyn
In total, we tracked 92 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Margot Fonteyn (MARGOT FONTEYN AND R. NUREYEV AUTOGRAPHED BALLET S Lot 707) was sold in June 2015 for $2250.00 while the cheapest item (1970'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK BREAKUP SALE: PRIMA BALLERINA MARGOT FONTEYN SIGNED PAGE) found a new owner for $2.25 in July 2014. The month with the most items sold (5) was September 2023 with an average selling price of $30.00 for an autographed item of Margot Fonteyn. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2008 with $365.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.25 was July 2014. In average, an autographed item from Margot Fonteyn is worth $27.15.
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| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | A Dancer's World - Margot Fonteyn (1978) 1ST EDITION SIGNED! | $50.00 | |
| AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Margot Fonteyn (Knopf 1976, 1st printing hc) FN SIGNED | $9.99 | |
| Autobiography of Margot Fonteyn Ballet Dance First Edition Signed 1976 VG HB | $40.00 | |
| Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) legendary dancer- handwritten and signed letter | $69.00 | |
| Margot Fonteyn SIGNED Auto Book Dame Ballerina Royal Ballet RARE 1976 1st US Ed | $54.00 | |
| SIGNED by DAME MARGOT FONTEYN. 1940's PHOTO. SADLER'S WELLS BALLET. ROYAL BALLET | $19.99 | |
| SIGNED by MARGOT FONTEYN. RARE 1940's PHOTO. ROYAL BALLET. SADLER'S WELLS BALLET | $19.99 | |
| SIGNED Margot Fonteyn The Magic of Dance American 1st Edition KNOPF 1979 | $34.99 | |
| SIGNED Pavlova Impressions Margot Fonteyn | $14.99 | |
| SIGNED Pavlova Self-Portrait of a Dancer Hardcover Margot Fonteyn | $14.99 | |