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Coral sculpture depicting Marylin Monroe, Mid-20th century
Height x width x depth: 13.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm. Weight: 106 g.
red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum), depicting Marylin Monroe captured in the iconic scene from Billy Wilder's 1954 film When the Wife is on Vacation (Seven Year Itch), when Marylin stood on a New York underground grate at 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue, in front of the Trans-Lux Theatre, wearing the equally iconic white dress that has made history.
With support.
€ 3.000,00 / 4.000,00
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1.600,00 €
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CURIOSITIES FROM EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL ART SILVERS, IVORIES, CORALS, ICONS AND WUNDERKAMMER
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, wed 11 June 2025
SINGLE SESSION 11/06/2025 Hours 15:00
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