Comprising a copper paperweight sculpture of a lion walking atop a stone, with his mouth in the shape of a roar, atop a metal base inscribed on either side, "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lion / The Greatest Star on the Screen." The MGM "Leo the Lion" trademark which was seen at the beginning of all of their films is just as recognizable today as it was during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Ironically, the original design was created by Lionel S. Reiss, an art director at Paramount Pictures. Together with a black paperweight of a Grecian nude woman reclining, with "Ladies of Leisure / A Columbia Production" in bas relief on the female's back. Ladies of Leisure (1930) is a pre-code film directed by Frank Capra which stars Barbara Stanwyck. MGM Lion paperweight: 3.5 x 4.5 x 2.25 in.; Ladies of Leisure paperweight: 3 x 2 x 7 in.
Comprising a copper paperweight sculpture of a lion walking atop a stone, with his mouth in the shape of a roar, atop a metal base inscribed on either side, "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lion / The Greatest Star on the Screen." The MGM "Leo the Lion" trademark which was seen at the beginning of all of their films is just as recognizable today as it was during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Ironically, the original design was created by Lionel S. Reiss, an art director at Paramount Pictures. Together with a black paperweight of a Grecian nude woman reclining, with "Ladies of Leisure / A Columbia Production" in bas relief on the female's back. Ladies of Leisure (1930) is a pre-code film directed by Frank Capra which stars Barbara Stanwyck. MGM Lion paperweight: 3.5 x 4.5 x 2.25 in.; Ladies of Leisure paperweight: 3 x 2 x 7 in.
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