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This sale encompasses Hollywood, sports, and music memorabilia; as well as toys, games, comics, and pop culture collectibles. Highlights include a Walt Disney letter from a newly discovered trove of material belonging to actor Chester Morris; a pair of cast and crew mugs gifted by John Wayne; an original Charles Addams cartoon published in The New Yorker; and a complete Harlem Globetrotters player-issued uniform.
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Lot 492

[MARX BROTHERS]. Group of items including chalkware figures and Seymour Chwast lithograph.

Estimate: $200 - $300
Current Bid
$100

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[MARX BROTHERS]. Group of items including chalkware figures and Seymour Chwast lithograph. Including:

Esco Marx Brothers chalkware figures. [New York]: Esco Products, ca. 1973. Three hand-painted figures of the Marx Brothers depicting Groucho with cigar, Harpo with harp, and Chico in his pointed hat. Chico and Groucho examples with "ESCO" marked bases; Harpo base unmarked. Tallest 19". 

[Also with]: Esco Products Harpo Marx Chalkware Hanging Bust. [New York]: Esco Products, ca. 1970s. Hand-painted chalkware bust of Harpo Marx with green jacket and black top hat marked "Esco Prod." Able to stand freely or hang via hook on back. 10" tall. 

[And]: CHWAST, Seymour. "Groucho" portrait lithograph, framed. Signed lower right and numbered 6 / 200. Overall, 49 x 35".

Condition

General signs of wear to figures including surface dirt and rubbing. Chipping to paint and plaster throughout with loss to Chico's hat brim. Harpo Marx base repaired with glue. 

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