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Presentation pen stand for Columbia Pictures executive
Presentation pen stand for Columbia Pictures executive
1933
cold-painted bronze, onyx, bone, plastic, brass 9½ h × 15½ w × 5½ d in (24 × 39 × 14 cm)
cold-painted bronze, onyx, bone, plastic, brass 9½ h × 15½ w × 5½ d in (24 × 39 × 14 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $381
This pen stand featuring Hamlet was presented to Columbia Pictures executive Joseph Friedman to mark the inauguration of the film studio's London office in 1935.
Inscribed to plaque ‘Presented to Joseph Friedman by The Branch Managers on the occasion of the inauguration of Columbia Pictures Corporation London 19th Sept 1935’.
provenance: Gift to Joseph Friedman, London | Private Collection
This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.