PROBABLY 1963

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A GOLD AND BROWN-PAINTED FIBREGLASS MODEL OF A ROMAN EAGLE 'AQUILA'
PROBABLY 1963
Modelled facing sinister with outstretched wings
41 in. (104 cm.) high; 106.1/2 in. (270 cm.) wide

Provenance

Almost certainly from the 1963 Twentieth Century Fox production 'CLEOPATRA'.

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Lot Essay

The Twentieth Century Fox production directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz stared Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor; it is also known for its lavish sets and spiralling production costs which not only made it one of the most expensive films ever made, but the only film in history to make a loss despite being the highest grossing film of the year when released.

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