The Gunter Sachs Collection Day Auction

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Lot 288
  • 288

Mappin & Webb

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description

  • Mappin & Webb
  • Frame with portrait of Rudolph Valentino by Russell Ball
  • silver, leather, watered silk
maker's mark, London, 1923,  further stamped 'Mappin & Webb, Fabrication Anglais', the silk with gilt stamp 'Mappin & Webb, Rue de la Paix 1, importé d'Angleterre', the photograph stamped on the reverse 'Photo Credit, Russell Ball', the frame with facsimile dedication 'A mon cher ami Jacques Hebertot, souvenir d'amitié sincère et gratitude éternelle. Rodolphe Valentino, 1928, Paris'

Provenance

Sale: Ader-Picard-Tajan, Monte-Carlo, 1880-1930, 15-16 April 1978, lot 20
Acquired directly from the above