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**Giland?, American School, 20th century, 13 pen and ink portraits of Hollywood greats and stage actors and actresses from the 1930s, most titled verso and all signed and most dated '37' and ''38', including one titled verso 'Ronald Colman', 43 x 37.5cm, frame 65 x 52cm, 'William Powell', 47.5 x 42cm, frame 65 x 52cm, 'Moore Marriott', 48 x 45.5cm, frame 65 x 52.5cm, 'Deanna Durbin', 52.5 x 45.5cm, frame 65 x 52.5cm, 'Janet Gaynor', 55 x 45cm, frame 65 x 52,5cm, 'Shirley Temple', 42 x 36cm, frame 65 x 52.5cm, 'Jessie Matthews', 'Annabella', 45 x 37cm, frame 65 x 52.5cm, 'Jeanette MacDonald', 46.5 x 41cm, frame 65 x 52.5cm, 'Sonja Henie', 46.5 x 42cm, frame 65 x 52.5cm, 'Maureen O'Sulivan', 46 x 40cm, frame 65 x 52.5cm, 'Wallace Beery', 46.5 x 43cm, frame 64.5 x 52.5cm and another of Eddie Cantor with his head in his hands, 42.5 x 37.5cm, frame 66 x 54cm, most stained and with frames slightly damaged, two unglazed (13) From the estate of the actor, the late John Challis (famous for his role as Boycie in Only Fools and Horses).
All with some staining, some very stained, both drawings and mounts stained and to varying degrees. Backs also dirty/stained and many requiring re-taping. Frames with scuffs and minor chips. All unexamined out of frames. Two unglazed. Coleman - 3.5cm tear on lower left of shoulder and 0.5cm tear just above 'G', drawing pin holes. Janet Gaynor - very chipped frame, including lower edge.
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