Sterling silver cigarette case engraved to front, "To / William Powell / For Worthy Service / In Appreciation / From / Paramount Famous Lasky / Corporation / 1927," together with a sterling silver match safe, both housed in a velvet-lined wooden box. Together with a Saks Fifth Avenue grooming kit containing 2 pairs of nail clippers, a scissors, and a tweezers (2 other pieces are missing), housed in a brown leather case with a snap closure. Powell signed with Famous Players-Lasky (soon to become Paramount) in 1925, achieving not only his dream of becoming contracted to a studio, but his desire to become financially secure. Powell often played a villain in his early films, a far cry from his later films as the beloved Philo Vance or Nick Charles. Cigarette case box: 4.5 x 8 in; cigarette case: 3 x 4 in.
Sterling silver cigarette case engraved to front, "To / William Powell / For Worthy Service / In Appreciation / From / Paramount Famous Lasky / Corporation / 1927," together with a sterling silver match safe, both housed in a velvet-lined wooden box. Together with a Saks Fifth Avenue grooming kit containing 2 pairs of nail clippers, a scissors, and a tweezers (2 other pieces are missing), housed in a brown leather case with a snap closure. Powell signed with Famous Players-Lasky (soon to become Paramount) in 1925, achieving not only his dream of becoming contracted to a studio, but his desire to become financially secure. Powell often played a villain in his early films, a far cry from his later films as the beloved Philo Vance or Nick Charles. Cigarette case box: 4.5 x 8 in; cigarette case: 3 x 4 in.
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