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Top 5 Lots in 'THE COLLECTIONS OF SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER AND DAME JOAN PLOWRIGHT'

A top selection of items in our "A Week of Hollywood Legends: The Collections of Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Joan Plowright" taking place on December 10th at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills, Calif. Register & Bid.

November 15, 2024

a trophy that says a lord in england on it

Lot #304. Laurence Olivier | "Marathon Man" Custom-Made Cast Gift

A top selection of items in our "A Week of Hollywood Legends: The Collections of Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Joan Plowright" taking place on December 10th at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills, Calif. Register & Bid.

Laurence Olivier

and Marilyn Monroe 1956 "The Sleeping Prince" Engraved Silver Chalice

Estimate:

$800 - $1,200

A silver chalice with a lid with engraving on bottom that reads "The Sleeping Prince 1956," the original title of the film The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957), which starred Olivier and Monroe.

Height with lid, 10 inches

PROVENANCE Property from The Collections of Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Joan Plowright

Laurence Olivier

1983 "King Lear" Costume Crown

Estimate:

$800 - $1,200

A leather and gold-tone metal costume crown worn by the actor in the television production of William Shakespeare's King Lear (Granada Television, 1983). The film would mark Olivier's final Shakespearean performance and for it, he won an Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special.

Accompanied by a DVD of the film.

Height, 6 inches; diameter, 8.25 inches

PROVENANCE Property from The Collections of Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Joan Plowright

Laurence Olivier

"Richard III" Metal Crown

Estimate:

$800 - $1,200

A metal crown from the production of the film Richard III (London Films, 1955).

A likely match for the crown is seen in the film's battle scene which is discussed by Martin Scorcese in a Criterion video about the film's color restoration.

6 x 9 inches

PROVENANCE Property from The Collections of Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Joan Plowright

Laurence Olivier

"Marathon Man" Custom-Made Cast Gift

Estimate:

$600 - $800

A custom-made sterling silver gift to the actor from the cast of Marathon Man (Paramount Pictures, 1976), featuring a plaque engraved with " A Lord in England / To all of us on / Marathon Man / A King."

9.5 x 5 x 5 inches

PROVENANCE Property from The Collections of Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Maggie Smith and Judi Dench Signed "Tea with Mussolini" Posters

Estimate:

$100 - $200

A pair of folded posters for the film Tea With Mussolini (Universal, 1999), one signed by Maggie Smith, one signed by Judi Dench, and a smaller print of the film's poster that's signed in ink by both Smith and Dench.

Folded, 12 x 8.5 inches

PROVENANCE Property from The Collections of Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Joan Plowright

a black and white photo of a man and woman in front of a sign that says musical

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HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS: THE COLLECTIONS OF SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER & DAME JOAN PLOWRIGHT

Dec 10, 2024

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