Beschreibung:

THE MALTESE FALCON, 1941 A chair from the film classic starring Humphrey Bogart as super-sleuth "Sam Spade." The Moroccan patent leather chair is designed with a wooden platform rocker, button tufted upholstered; metal stud line on the upper back-- 45 in. high, 29 in. wide, 33 in. deep . The armchair is seen throughout the film in "Sam's" studio apartment in San Francisco. As the plot twists and the cast of characters hunt the Maltese Falcon statuette, the film moves toward the classic climax in "Sam's" apartment. At various times all of the main characters sit in the chair including Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet; accompanied by two reproduced color lobby cards and a black and white photograph from the film-- 8 x 10 in. and similar --originally purchased in the 1982 Hollywood Studio Auction to benefit People For The American Way. " In 1539 the Knight Templars of Malta, paid tribute to Charles V of Spain, by sending him a Golden Falcon encrusted from beak to claw with rarest jewels-----but pirates seized the galley carrying this priceless token and the fate of the Maltese Falcon remains a mystery to this day..."