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Joan Crawford Art Collection / Other

Many of the below were auctioned by Doyle New York on 12/7/11. See this site's Doyle New York page for specifics.

 Art Collection

Above:  Four Joan-owned paintings by Margaret Keane. Auctioned by Doyle New York on 12/7/11.  Click on any painting to see larger versions of all four.

 Below:  A Margaret Keane portrait of Joan that hung in the living room of  two of Joan's apartments, Fifth Avenue and Imperial House 22-G.

Below:  A painting by Michaele (now "Michael") Vollbracht that hung in Joan's bedroom at her Imperial House 22-H apartment.

   Above left:  Ivory elephant herd. 18-1/2 in. long. Auctioned at Doyle New York on 12/7/11.  Above right: Part of Joan's Kuan-Yin porcelain collection.

Other Personal

 Movie-Related     Furniture/Household     Checks    Grooming/Makeup    Gifts to Joan    Misc.

Movie-Related

Above:  Scrapbook presented to Joan at the end of the filming of Mildred Pierce, including film stills and memorabilia. Offered at auction by Doyle New York on 12/7/11.

Above: Personal bound script for Daisy Kenyon. Auctioned by Nate D. Sanders in April 2015, starting at $10,000.

(Script was initially auctioned at Christie's in June 1993, as part of Lot 18, for $1400.)

Furniture/Household

Above:  Joan's mahogany backgammon table (H 29 in, W 44 in, D 2-1/4 in). Sold at auction by Doyle New York on 12/7/11.

Above: Parlor of the Grand Hotel of Mackinac Island (Michigan) today, decorated by Carleton Varney
and including two end tables from Joan's last apartment (also decorated by Varney). Thanks to Luke Mack for the photos.

Above: A set of sterling silver "JC"-monogrammed goblets, auctioned by Joan in 1967 with Parke-Bernet upon her move to the Imperial House.

51 Troy ounces. 6-3/8 inches  tall and 3-3/8 inches wide. Offered on eBay in 2013 for $6,000.

Above:  Joan's personal bookplate.
 

 Above left:  Personal stationery (Crane's) with E. 70th St. address. Auctioned at Doyle New York 12/7/11.  Above right: Personal stationery, circa 1920s.

Above: Specially labeled salt-and-pepper shakers for Joan from Lawry's restaurant in Beverly Hills, 1950s.

(From Dore Freeman's private collection; auctioned on eBay in 2013.)

Checks

 Below:  Checks from and to Joan (1933 to 1976)

Grooming/Makeup

Above:  Dresser set (unknown year: 1920s?)

Below left:  Compact, 5 x 3-1/2 inches, with raspberry lipstick and compartments for loose and solid powder. In 5/2004, on sale for $365 on the Roslyn Herman auction site.
Below right: Compact (unknown year/info)

Above: Compact from NYC's "Rex." Auctioned on eBay 2013.

Gifts to Joan

Above:  1930s engraved cigarette case from husband Franchot Tone.

6 x 5 inches. Black enamel with garnet and rhinestones.

Above:  St. Christopher's money clip from Herbert Marshall. 1940s. 14k gold with diamonds.

            Above: Makeup case from Frank Sinatra, Christmas 1957.

Misc.

Above left: Joan's pharmacy card from the Clayton and Edwards Pharmacy in NYC.
Above right: Modern-day button made out of Joan's old MGM employee card #13998. It also shows her Social Security number: 568-10-8455.

Below left:  Cigarette case, from the Allen Jeffries collection; auctioned 9/2005 online.  Below right:  Cigarette case (unknown info).

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