SIR CHARLES SPENCER "CHARLIE" CHAPLIN, KBE (1889-1977)
A WOOLLEN CRAVAT FROM 'LIMELIGHT'

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Property from the Collection of David Gainsborough Roberts

SIR CHARLES SPENCER 'CHARLIE' CHAPLIN, KBE (1889-1977)A WOOLLEN CRAVAT FROM 'LIMELIGHT'

CIRCA 1952

Details

SIR CHARLES SPENCER 'CHARLIE' CHAPLIN, KBE (1889-1977)
A WOOLLEN CRAVAT FROM 'LIMELIGHT'
CIRCA 1952
With hook fastenings, a label 'WESTERN COSTUME CO./ NAME CHARLEE CHAPLIN/ NO. 13-2419-1' to inside collar.

Provenance

Charlie Chaplin, worn in the United Artists film Limelight, 1952.
Picture Show and Film Pictorial magazine.
Won in a competition by Mr. Holbrook.
Sotheby's, London, 20 September 1988, lot 419.

Special notice

These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

Lot Essay

This cravat was worn by Chaplin in the 1952 United Artists film, Limelight. It is sold with a letter from the editor of Picture Show and Film Pictorial magazine congratulating Mr. Holbrook on his win.
An image of Chaplin wearing the cravat can be found in J. Epstein, G. Brown, O. Chaplin, Remembering Charlie, 1988, p. 86.

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