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Auction archive: Lot number 180 B

WINGED LION SUPPORTS FROM "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS" AND "CLEOPATRA"

Auction 19.07.2001
19 Jul 2001
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$4,935
Auction archive: Lot number 180 B

WINGED LION SUPPORTS FROM "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS" AND "CLEOPATRA"

Auction 19.07.2001
19 Jul 2001
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$4,935
Beschreibung:

WINGED LION SUPPORTS FROM "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS" AND "CLEOPATRA" Paramount, 1956 and 1934 A pair of decorative supports designed with lion heads and winged bodies evident in the scene when Pharaoh Rameses, as portrayed by Yul Brynner is on the balcony while Moses, as portrayed by Charlton Heston, demands freedom for his people. Made of wood and composite, these pieces have highly stylized carvings on their surface and squared flat bases that allow for free-standing. These same supports were also used as set dressing for Cecil B. de Mille's 1934 production of "Cleopatra" which starred Claudette Colbert. 38 inches x 36 inches (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 180 B
Auction:
Datum:
19 Jul 2001
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, East
Beschreibung:

WINGED LION SUPPORTS FROM "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS" AND "CLEOPATRA" Paramount, 1956 and 1934 A pair of decorative supports designed with lion heads and winged bodies evident in the scene when Pharaoh Rameses, as portrayed by Yul Brynner is on the balcony while Moses, as portrayed by Charlton Heston, demands freedom for his people. Made of wood and composite, these pieces have highly stylized carvings on their surface and squared flat bases that allow for free-standing. These same supports were also used as set dressing for Cecil B. de Mille's 1934 production of "Cleopatra" which starred Claudette Colbert. 38 inches x 36 inches (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 180 B
Auction:
Datum:
19 Jul 2001
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, East
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