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Lot Essay
According to the vendor who attended the event pictured in the photographs, Liberace gave him these cufflinks when he asked him for a memento of the occasion.
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Liberace
A pair of ceramic and gilt metal hinge-fitted cufflinks, circa 1950s, each hand-painted in gold paint with a caricature, one a portrait of Liberace at a piano, the other of his brother George, a violinist, each 1¼in. (3.3cm.) diam. in original box with Carol Lee, Handmade, Hollywood printed label; accompanied by two promotional cards for The Society Restaurant, 40 Jermyn St, London, each signed by Liberace; and four black and white photographs of Liberace and other entertainers at a relaxed gathering in London in the 1950s, each -- 6x8in. (15.2x20.3cm.) [each torn into several pieces and taped back together] (9)
A pair of ceramic and gilt metal hinge-fitted cufflinks, circa 1950s, each hand-painted in gold paint with a caricature, one a portrait of Liberace at a piano, the other of his brother George, a violinist, each 1¼in. (3.3cm.) diam. in original box with Carol Lee, Handmade, Hollywood printed label; accompanied by two promotional cards for The Society Restaurant, 40 Jermyn St, London, each signed by Liberace; and four black and white photographs of Liberace and other entertainers at a relaxed gathering in London in the 1950s, each -- 6x8in. (15.2x20.3cm.) [each torn into several pieces and taped back together] (9)
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