Sale 1307
New York
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18 November 2003
Price realised
USD 13,145
Estimate
MARILYN MONROE AWARD 1952 An award presented to the actress designed as a mirror with a birchwood frame having fourteen electric light sockets (original bulbs are now gone) and a leather grip; affixed plaque is engraved Marilyn Monroe/Winner-First Place/Detroit Free Press/New Faces Award/1952. 21 3/4 x 18 inches
Provenance
This piece was originally sold in the October 27-28 Christie's (New York) auction titled "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe;" Sale 9216, Lot 312, Page 220 of that catalogue; final price realized was $25,300.
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