An ornately designed silver rose and stem made of rhinestones, wire, beads, and paper, housed in a shadowbox frame with a red and gold brocade background. "Messel" is written in large white letters on the back of the frame. Oliver Messel was the set designer for Suddenly Last Summer (1959), which Joe Mankiewicz directed and which stars Katharine Hepburn Elizabeth Taylor, and Montgomery Clift. This piece, which resembles some of the framed pieces seen in the set design for Hepburn's home in the film, was likely given to Mankiewicz by Messel as a gift celebrating their work together. Messel was nominated for an Academy Award® as Art Director for the film; he was known for his elaborate sets which were rich with vegetation and unique and eccentric details. 13 x 14 x 3 in.
An ornately designed silver rose and stem made of rhinestones, wire, beads, and paper, housed in a shadowbox frame with a red and gold brocade background. "Messel" is written in large white letters on the back of the frame. Oliver Messel was the set designer for Suddenly Last Summer (1959), which Joe Mankiewicz directed and which stars Katharine Hepburn Elizabeth Taylor, and Montgomery Clift. This piece, which resembles some of the framed pieces seen in the set design for Hepburn's home in the film, was likely given to Mankiewicz by Messel as a gift celebrating their work together. Messel was nominated for an Academy Award® as Art Director for the film; he was known for his elaborate sets which were rich with vegetation and unique and eccentric details. 13 x 14 x 3 in.
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