Oscar Awarded for 1942 Film Fetches $79,200 at Auction
An Oscar for color art direction awarded for that 1942 film “My Gal Sal” sold for $79,200 at auction in Rhode Island late on Monday, greater than double its high pre-sale estimate.
The golden statuette, which Briarbrook Auctions had thought would sell for $5,000 to $30,000 during the live and online auction, was snapped up by an anonymous telephone bidder from California. The cost included the buyer’s premium.
“Oscars are very a rare commodity,” Nanci Thompson, the dog owner of the auction house. “There just aren’t many around.” Read more…
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