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Lot Essay
According to the original catalogue description, this scarf was purchased from Bernie Taupin's collection in circa 1981.
Details
Marilyn Monroe
A scarf of ivory chiffon mounted above a plaque inscribed Marilyn Monroe, in fitted display case lined in rose pink watered silk, the case -- 30½x13½in. (77.5x34.3cm.) - the scarf was owned by Marilyn Monroe and is said to have been part of the collection of Bernie Taupin in Beverly Hills, California in the 1980s
A scarf of ivory chiffon mounted above a plaque inscribed Marilyn Monroe, in fitted display case lined in rose pink watered silk, the case -- 30½x13½in. (77.5x34.3cm.) - the scarf was owned by Marilyn Monroe and is said to have been part of the collection of Bernie Taupin in Beverly Hills, California in the 1980s
Provenance
Ex-lot 25 Film And Entertainment including a Private Museum Collection Christie's South Kensington, London, May 5th 1988.
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