Armstrong, Louis. (1901–1971). Signed Receipt for the 1948 Festival International du Jazz Sèvres Vase .
An original order receipt from a historic presentation Sèvres vase, inscribed by the great Satchmo: "Many thanks for the vase / Louis Armstrong / To Mr. Michel de Bry / My good friend." Stamped Feb. 21, 1948, the vase was ordered by Michel de Bry, the co-organizer (with the legendary jazz impresario Hugues Panassié) of the 1948 Festival International du Jazz in Nice, for Armstrong, in thanks for his performance at the festival. 5.5 x 4.25 inches; 14 x 11 cm. Laid down to rigid matting, else fine.
After World War II, Armstrong returned to France in 1948. In March, he performed at the Salle Pleyel in Paris for two sold-out concerts, where several thousand people were turned down. Armstrong arrived there under the protection of fifteen policemen, as he had received threats. After the show, as Hugues Panasssié recalls in his book Louis Armstrong (Nouvelles Editions Latines, 1969), “there was such a crowd waiting for him that, to protect Louis from the fervor of his fans, Michel de Bry had to whisk him in a police van which was parked in front of the Salle Pleyel, and the paddy wagon took off immediately!” Armstrong then appeared at the following summer Nice Festival. At this time, he was received almost like royalty, and actor Yves Montand presented him with a magnificent vase from the Manufacture de Sèvres, on behalf of President Vincent Auriol (see image, for reference only). That vase is now in the collection of the Louis Armstrong House Museum.
Armstrong, Louis. (1901–1971). Signed Receipt for the 1948 Festival International du Jazz Sèvres Vase .
An original order receipt from a historic presentation Sèvres vase, inscribed by the great Satchmo: "Many thanks for the vase / Louis Armstrong / To Mr. Michel de Bry / My good friend." Stamped Feb. 21, 1948, the vase was ordered by Michel de Bry, the co-organizer (with the legendary jazz impresario Hugues Panassié) of the 1948 Festival International du Jazz in Nice, for Armstrong, in thanks for his performance at the festival. 5.5 x 4.25 inches; 14 x 11 cm. Laid down to rigid matting, else fine.
After World War II, Armstrong returned to France in 1948. In March, he performed at the Salle Pleyel in Paris for two sold-out concerts, where several thousand people were turned down. Armstrong arrived there under the protection of fifteen policemen, as he had received threats. After the show, as Hugues Panasssié recalls in his book Louis Armstrong (Nouvelles Editions Latines, 1969), “there was such a crowd waiting for him that, to protect Louis from the fervor of his fans, Michel de Bry had to whisk him in a police van which was parked in front of the Salle Pleyel, and the paddy wagon took off immediately!” Armstrong then appeared at the following summer Nice Festival. At this time, he was received almost like royalty, and actor Yves Montand presented him with a magnificent vase from the Manufacture de Sèvres, on behalf of President Vincent Auriol (see image, for reference only). That vase is now in the collection of the Louis Armstrong House Museum.