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Gloria Grahame Owned & Worn 1950's White Beaded Hand Bag from Studio Costumer

$ 295.31

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Condition: Decent condition for a Purse that is over 60 years old
  • Industry: Movies
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Object Type: Wardrobe
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    This is a very nice condition off white beaded hand bag with plastic (bachalite) from the 1950's. that was owned & worn By Legendary Actress Gloria Grahame. It is in good condition for the age with no Damage.
    This Bag is from the Personal collection of late costumer and wardrobe man Kent Warner. He is best known for liberating the ruby slippers from the 1970 MGM Costume and Prop Sale. The winner of this Necklace will receive a typed letter signed in ink on typewriter paper stating how he worked in the industry and met and became close friends with Gloria who gave him this item to add to his collection.
    This is a beautiful Item from an Icon, Don't miss out on it.
    Kent Phillip Warner
    (March 8, 1943 – April 25, 1984, age: 41 years) was a costume designer, best known for acquiring the ruby slippers from the film
    The Wizard of Oz
    prior to the 1970 MGM Auction. He is known to have found four pairs used in the film, (of five pairs that have surfaced). One pair he sold to memorabilia collector Michael Shaw in 1970 for ,500. These ruby slippers were later stolen from the JG Museum near Garland's birthplace in Minnesota. sometime between August 27–28, 2005. Speculation persists that it was an inside job as the alarms did not sound. They have been recovered
    since.
    Of the several pairs of ruby slippers Warner found on the MGM backlot while assisting to set up the wardrobe auction of May 1970, one pair became a centerpiece of the auction. He later sold all but one of the other pairs, keeping for himself the size 5B pair, believed to have been worn by JG for static and closeup shots, which were in the best condition of the known pairs. He later sold them through Christie's East in 1981 for ,000.