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Auction archive: Lot number 118

A Jimmy Stewart clown costume from The Greatest Show on Earth

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$5,000
Auction archive: Lot number 118

A Jimmy Stewart clown costume from The Greatest Show on Earth

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$5,000
Beschreibung:

Paramount, 1952. A beige cotton shirt with red buttons and red striped cuffs, inscribed on the left side, "The Greatest Show on Earth" and on the right side, "I Killed a Patient and Am Hiding from the Law." The shirt bears a Brooks Costume Company label with the typed inscription, "James Stewart," and is additionally inscribed in ink, "05-958-SP 35814-16." Together with a high-waisted, wide leg pair of kelly green and navy checked wool pants with black braces. The pants and the braces are both inscribed in black ink, "MPCC" and the pants have a stamp from the Paramount Pictures Corp. Men's Wardrobe. The yellow cotton bow tie has green felt polka dots and an elastic tie to secure it around the neck. Accompanied by a copy of the film. Based on a season of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The Greatest Show on Earth features Betty Hutton, Charlton Heston, Cornel Wilde and Dorothy Lamour in addition to Stewart. The circus costumes were designed by famed Broadway costumer Miles White, and the film's costume design received an Academy Award® nomination, along with four other nominations and wins for Best Picture and Best Story.

Auction archive: Lot number 118
Auction:
Datum:
25 Nov 2013
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com auf Google Maps ansehen Los Angeles 7601 W. Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90046 Tel: +1 323 850 7500 Fax : +1 323 850 6090 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Paramount, 1952. A beige cotton shirt with red buttons and red striped cuffs, inscribed on the left side, "The Greatest Show on Earth" and on the right side, "I Killed a Patient and Am Hiding from the Law." The shirt bears a Brooks Costume Company label with the typed inscription, "James Stewart," and is additionally inscribed in ink, "05-958-SP 35814-16." Together with a high-waisted, wide leg pair of kelly green and navy checked wool pants with black braces. The pants and the braces are both inscribed in black ink, "MPCC" and the pants have a stamp from the Paramount Pictures Corp. Men's Wardrobe. The yellow cotton bow tie has green felt polka dots and an elastic tie to secure it around the neck. Accompanied by a copy of the film. Based on a season of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The Greatest Show on Earth features Betty Hutton, Charlton Heston, Cornel Wilde and Dorothy Lamour in addition to Stewart. The circus costumes were designed by famed Broadway costumer Miles White, and the film's costume design received an Academy Award® nomination, along with four other nominations and wins for Best Picture and Best Story.

Auction archive: Lot number 118
Auction:
Datum:
25 Nov 2013
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com auf Google Maps ansehen Los Angeles 7601 W. Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90046 Tel: +1 323 850 7500 Fax : +1 323 850 6090 info.us@bonhams.com
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