$2,240
A pair of sheer, seamed nylon thigh-high stockings gifted by Marilyn Monroe to Marianne Geltner, the cook at Parkside House, Englefield Green, Surrey, where Monroe resided with her husband Arthur Miller during the shooting of the film The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros. ,1956). Accompanied by a linen table napkin that was signed for Geltner and her husband by approximately 50 visitors to Parkside House between the years 1956 and 1958, including Lee, Paula, and Susan Strasberg, Jack Cardiff, Mrs. Milton H. Greene, Jean Stein, Barbara Hutton von Cramm, Zachary Scott, Charles Coburn and others; a letter from Geltner stating that Marilyn Monroe gave her several things from her wardrobe, including these stockings; and five reproduction images of Geltner and her husband Frank at Parkside House. Napkin, 22 by 23 1/2 inches PROVENANCE Lot 109, “Film and Entertainment,” Christie's, London, Sale number 9287, December 12, 2001 Categories: Marilyn Monroe
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2016-11-17
