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Lot 81

On Film, Stage & Show: An assorted collection of signed and unsigned photographs of celebrity...

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Lot 81

On Film, Stage & Show: An assorted collection of signed and unsigned photographs of celebrity...

Starting Bid: £80

Estimate: £200 - £300

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Lot 81

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On Film, Stage & Show: An assorted collection of signed and unsigned photographs of celebrity personalities from film, theatre, and ballet, 19th-20th centuries, including signed photographs and a coloured print of Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923); Matilda Alice 'Vesta Tilley' Powles (1864-1952); Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992); Rex Harrison (1908-1990) and Claudette Colbert (1903-1996); John Gielgud (1904-2000) dated 1990; Grace Kelly as Princess of Monaco (1929-1982); Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993); and various others, approximately 25 in total (lot)

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