SILENT MOVIE STARS BRASS FRAMED CELLULOIDS TO FORM A BRACELET.
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Winning Bid:
$221.38 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
4
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #197 - Part II
Item numbers 992 through 2667 in auction 197
Value Code:
G - $100 to $200 Help Icon
Item Description
Each of these individual pieces measures .5x9/16". The back of each has an open metal slot so they can be strung onto a leather bracelet as has been done with one of these holding 12 individual pieces. The right end of this strap is somewhat frayed but still remains intact. The other 12 pieces have been strung on a strand of stiff white paper. Some of the brass frame edges have full luster while on others it is darker. Celluloid surfaces remain extremely clean and without noticeable staining. The stars included are Lillian Gish, Frank Wupperman, Lilie Leslie, Charles Ray, Florence Rockwell, Ralph Herz, Norma Talmadge, Edmund Bresse, William S. Hart, Viola Dana, Juanita Hansen, Beatriz Michelena. Those comprise the leather strap. The others are "Mr. Sidney Drew, Marion Fairbanks, Vivian Martin, Frank Mayo, Gertrude Robinson, Ruth Roland, Myrtle Stedman, Blanche Sweet, Mable Taliaferro, Lenora Ulrich, Grace Valentine and Lilian Walker. Beautiful color and rarely seen. Vast majority are VF to Exc.
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