Lot 159
Gloria Swanson Photograph From The Brown Derby. Huge studio photograph, 24½ x 22¼, which hung on the wall of The Brown Derby, the famous Los Angeles restaurant which opened in 1926 and became a mecca for entertainers and politicians. The wicked-looking portrait is in the original ornate, gilt frame, 31 x 28½ in. Miss Swanson definitely looks ready for her close up.
Although Swanson was a silent screen star, she is best remembered for her tour de force performance as the tragedy queen, Norma Desmond, in Sunset Bouvelard (1950). Attached to the back is a Certificate of Provenance from Jocelyn MacKay, who was the Brown Derby's architect for 29 years.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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