- 118
(Kelly, Gene)
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- gold notepad
A gold notepad given to Gene Kelly by Frank Sinatra.
Gold notepad (3 x 1 7/8 in.; 78 x 50 mm), 14K, hinged, with clip to insert small notepaper, diagonal ribbed texture engraved on the front with a facsimile of Gene Kelly's signature, the inside engraved with the inscription "Thank You Gene | For your wonderful | common sense and help | I wouldn't have made it | without you | Frankie," gross weight = 35.8 dwts (58.6 grams); scratching and nicking to the surface. Accompanied by an autograph note by Kelly presenting the notepad to his daughter, "From Sinatra to Gene to Kerry."
Gold notepad (3 x 1 7/8 in.; 78 x 50 mm), 14K, hinged, with clip to insert small notepaper, diagonal ribbed texture engraved on the front with a facsimile of Gene Kelly's signature, the inside engraved with the inscription "Thank You Gene | For your wonderful | common sense and help | I wouldn't have made it | without you | Frankie," gross weight = 35.8 dwts (58.6 grams); scratching and nicking to the surface. Accompanied by an autograph note by Kelly presenting the notepad to his daughter, "From Sinatra to Gene to Kerry."
Provenance
Frank Sinatra, gift to — Gene Kelly, gift to his daughter — Kerry Kelly Novick
Catalogue Note
A gift commemorating On the Town, given by Frank Sinatra to co-star and director Gene Kelly. On the Town won the Academy Award for for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.