$5,000
A paperweight fashioned after a ballerina, from Marilyn Monroe's New York home, located at 444 East 57th Street, gifted to Ralph Roberts. According to Roberts, the paperweight was displayed next to a photo of Broadway star Marilyn Miller in a similar ballerina pose as the paperweight. Miller is believed to have been the inspiration for Norma Jeane's name change to "Marilyn Monroe," and Monroe herself later became "Marilyn Miller" after marrying playwright Arthur Miller. In a letter to the consignor, Roberts wrote Monroe stated, "That's the other Marilyn." Accompanied by a copy of a letter from Roberts. Height 5 inches PROVENANCE Partial Lot 340, “Film and Television Memorabilia,” Christie's East, New York, Sale number 7821, December 18, 1995 Categories: Marilyn Monroe
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2016-11-17
