"Love, Shirley Temple: Take Two"

"Love, Shirley Temple: Take Two"

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"Love, Shirley Temple: Take Two"

"Love, Shirley Temple: Take Two"

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From Schoolgirl to Storybook. More from Shirley Temple's personal archives. The auction will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, New York. For more information call 800-638-0422.

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Unusual "Hidden Name" 14 Kt Gold Brooch from Shirley Temple's Collection $200+

Lot # 103 (Sale Order: 101 of 414)      

1 1/4" (3 cm.) Designed in the shape of flowers and leaves on a stem, the brooch, marked 14 Kt, has the letters S H I R L E Y hidden among the leaves. Late 1930s....more

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Two Jewelry Gifts from John Agar to Shirley Temple with Inscribed Messages $400+

Lot # 104 (Sale Order: 102 of 414)      

6 1/2" (17 cm.) l. bracelet. Including a double chain link bracelet with medallion having design of an astrological bull and word "Taurus" on one side, and the message "To ‘Red', Love Jack, 4-23-45". And a heart-shaped lock necklace medallion containing a hidden magnifying glass and with the inscribed message "To Shirley from JA, Feb 14th, 1945" on one side and "I'd do anything for you, Corliss. You know I would", on the other, referencing a line from the 1949 film "A Kiss From Corliss"....more

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Carved Bone Jewelry from Shirley Temple's Personal Archives $200+

Lot # 105 (Sale Order: 103 of 414)      

1 1/2" (4 cm.) brooch. Each artistically carved in rich dimensional detail, including a multi-petaled flower with speckled center, and a pair of earrings carved as multi-petaled roses. 1940s....more

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Large-Format Color Press Photograph of Shirley by Harry Warnecke Wearing Favorite Jewelry $300+

Lot # 106 (Sale Order: 104 of 414)      

16 1/2" (42 cm.) x 13 1/2" photograph. 22" x 18" framed. Against an abstract turquoise background, teenage Shirley Temple sits on a bench, her head turned smiling to the side, her arms folded above her waist, wearing unusual medallion print dress, and wearing two of her favorite jewelry objects including the treasured tank watch (#48, this book) presented to her by Elgin during her 1941 radio show which they sponsored. The photograph is pencil signed on the reverse "Shirley Temple by Warnecke & Elkins N.Y. Daily News press exhibit 1945". Harry Warnecke is notable for bringing vibrant dynamic color photography to newsprint, notably The New York Daily News Sunday magazine, at a time when other newspapers only offered muddied black and whites. His work, once forgotten, was brought to the public's attention once again at a one-man exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in 2012. This photograph is notable not only for its Shirley Temple portraiture, including storied jewelry, but also for its place in photographic history....more

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Omnicolor Photograph of Shirley as Young Woman with Wedding Ring and Diamond Watch $300+

Lot # 107 (Sale Order: 105 of 414)      

16" (41 cm.) x 13" photograph. 24" x 20" mounted. A vibrant color photograph of Shirley Temple in semi-side pose, her head inclined back with flowing long curls, side-glancing eyes, wide smile with defined dimples, her left hand held to her chin. Her engagement and wedding rings are evident on her ring finger, and on that same wrist she wears the diamond wrist watch gifted to her by her father in 1939 (#24 of this catalog). The photograph is signed Omnicolor; that process system had been patented in 1940, its aim to achieve depth of color in photography. Circa 1945....more

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Spanish Film Poster "La Pequena Rebelde" for Shirley Temple's 1935 Film "The Littlest Rebel" $700+

Lot # 108 (Sale Order: 106 of 414)      

43" (109 cm.) x 29". In vibrant pastel pink and blue colors, young curly haired Shirley with blue bows and dress is shown in an oval medallion as she salutes, with a scene of soldiers on horseback below. Her name appears in bold letters at the top with John Boles, Jack Holt, Karen Morley and Bill Robinson listed below. The poster was released for Spanish-speaking markets by 20th Century Fox, printed by Sisto & Lemme, #1611. Excellent condition except some crinkling at the left lower side, beautiful strong colors, placed unmounted under plexiglass on acid-free foam board. Circa 1935....more

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Spanish Film Poster "La Pequena Coronela" for Shirley Temple's 1935 Film "The Little Colonel" $700+

Lot # 109 (Sale Order: 107 of 414)      

43" (109 cm.) x 29". A beautifully drawn, illustrated and printed poster depicts Shirley Temple in her classic film costume saluting her grandfather, played by Lionel Barrymore (the two receive equal billing in the poster although she is listed first). The poster is set against a rich turquoise background with yellow, red, white and black lettering, Fox Studios. Sisto & Lemme printers. Rich dramatic colors with well-rendered character expressions of the lead players. Excellent condition, placed unmounted under plexiglass on acid-free foam board. 1935, the poster was designed for promotion of "The Little Colonel" in Spanish-speaking markets....more

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Spanish Film Poster "La Estrellita del Faro" for Shirley Temple's 1936 Film "Captain January" $700+

Lot # 110 (Sale Order: 108 of 414)      

43" (109 cm.) x 29". Shirley Temple, in yellow rain slicker and hat, poses smiling, against a stormy background with sea-tossed ship. Her name, in bold red letters, highlights the poster, with names of other actors listed below. The poster was released by 20th Century Fox. Excellent condition, placed unmounted under plexiglass on acid-free foam board. 1936, the poster was designed for promotion of "Captain January" in Spanish-speaking markets. The film title translates to "star of the lighthouse" in reference to her name "Star"....more

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Spanish Film Poster "La Estrellita del Faro" for Shirley Temple's 1936 Film "Captain January" $700+

Lot # 111 (Sale Order: 109 of 414)      

43" (109 cm.) x 29". Vibrant rich colors dominate in the scene-active poster depicting Shirley Temple in rain slicker and hat standing worriedly behind a ship's wheel. Alongside is another view of her in the classic pose of her dancing scene with Buddy Ebsen. The Shirley Temple name is given top billing in rich blue letters along with red lettered film title. Excellent condition, placed unmounted under plexiglass on acid-free foam board. 1936, the poster was designed for promotion of "Captain January" in Spanish-speaking markets....more

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Spanish Film Poster "Ricitos de Oro" for Shirley Temple's 1935 Film "Curly Top" $700+

Lot # 112 (Sale Order: 110 of 414)      

43" (109 cm.) x 29". The richly color printed poster depicts Shirley urging her pony to s-h-h lest the headmistress realizes she is hiding under the staircase. Credits are given to Shirley Temple in large letters at the top, along with John Boles, Rochelle Hudson. Winfield Sheehan and Irving Cummings. The poster was printed by Sisto & Lemme, Uspalla la 4060. Excellent condition, rich colors well preserved, placed unmounted under plexiglass on acid-free foam board. Circa 1935, for distribution to Spanish-speaking markets....more

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Heavy Cast Brass Medallion Presented to Shirley Temple for "Curly Top" $300+

Lot # 113 (Sale Order: 111 of 414)      

2 1/2" (6 cm.) x 1 1/2". The heavy cast brass plaque with lustrous gold finish depicts a circular medallion of a seated woman with flowing gown, framed by the leaves of a gnarled tree. An inscription at the base reads "A Radio UJSAG Filmversenye/A 20th Century Fox Film...1935...", and on the back side is the inscription "To Shirley Temple for "Curly Top", The Prize Winner of the Picture Contest Arranged by Radio UJSAG". The plaque was presented to Shirley Temple from Hungarian Radio for her performance in "Curly Top"....more

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The Costume with Velvet Duck Bolero Worn by Shirley Temple in the 1935 Film "Curly Top" $2500+

Lot # 114 (Sale Order: 112 of 414)      

A short black velvet bolero top is embroidered with yellow ducklings on the bodice and sleeves, with a border of green leaves and flowers, and has a black silk lining. The bolero is worn over a sleeveless dress with pleated skirt. The bolero has studio tag 5943 and the dress has studio tag 4759. The costume was worn by Shirley Temple in the 1935 film "Curly Top" upon leaving the orphanage and arriving at her new home. In various studio promotional photographs of the film, the under-dress appears to have a collar and different pleats, suggesting that this dress was likely an alternate. In 1945 Shirley Temple sponsored a clothing drive for the United Nations, and in a publicity photograph shown here, she is shown evaluating which of her film costumes she might donate to the drive. The dress she holds up, in fact, is the dress shown here, indicating that she could not part with this memory of one of her favorite roles....more

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Three Color-Tinted Photographs of Shirley Temple in Costume from the 1935 Film "Curly Top" $300+

Lot # 115 (Sale Order: 113 of 414)      

28" (71 cm.) x 14" framed. Three sequential photographs of Shirley Temple in the dance atop the piano scene from the 1935 film "Curly Top", wearing pink pleated dress against a pastel background, the photographs are delicate color-tint enhanced. Circa 1935....more

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Shirley Temple's Spectacles from the "When I Grow Up" Sequence of the 1935 Film "Curly Top" $400+

Lot # 116 (Sale Order: 114 of 414)      

The owl-eyed gold rim spectacles are presented in their original black leather case bearing the label of Dr. Bartle Tallman, Optometrist, Beverly Hills, along with a handwritten note "Shirley's specs worn in Curly Top". The spectacles were worn by Shirley Temple during the dream sequence of "When I Grow Up" in the 1935 film "Curly Top" as she portrays herself as an old woman and in another scene....more

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Shirley Temple's Rehearsal Sheet Music from the 1935 Film "Curly Top" $200+

Lot # 117 (Sale Order: 115 of 414)      

11 1/2" (29 cm.) x 9". Including the songs "Animal Crackers in My Soup" and "When I Grow Up", each labeled "Registered for copyright as unpublished music by Movietone Music Corporation, 1935." Along with each complete sheet music is an attached segment that is hand-lettered "Shirley's Key", and indicating that "Animal Crackers" would be sung by Shirley in the key of F, and "When I Grow Up" in the key of D. The sheet music was used by Shirley during her performance in the 1935 film "Curly Top"....more

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Three Color-Tinted Photographs of Shirley in Hula Costume from 1935 film "Curly Top" $300+

Lot # 118 (Sale Order: 116 of 414)      

28" (71 cm.) x 14" framed. Three sequential photographs of Shirley Temple performing her hula in the flashback sequence from the 1935 film "Curly Top", wearing hula skirt with generous floral leis, garlands and ankle bracelets, against a pastel background, the photographs are beautifully color-tint enhanced. Circa 1935....more

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Three Color-Tinted Vintage Photographs of John Boles from the 1935 Film "Curly Top" $300+

Lot # 119 (Sale Order: 117 of 414)      

28" (71 cm.) x 14" framed. Three sequential photographs of John Boles in a fantasy sequence as he imagines Shirley Temple in a series of historical portrait paintings from the 1935 film "Curly Top", John Boles stands in his richly furnished study in evening wear; gazing at the famous portraits which have been transformed, in his mind, with Shirley as the portrayed. The photographs are richly color-tinted. Circa 1935....more

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Shirley Temple's Honorary Colonel Medallion and Cap for Hollywood American Legion $300+

Lot # 120 (Sale Order: 118 of 414)      

11" (28 cm.) The black wool cap with yellow piping is embroidered "Hollywood 43" on one side and "California" with state emblem on the other, and has an attached medallion reading "Honorary Colonel Post 43 Shirley Temple" with center cameo star pin of the American Legion. The reverse of the medallion is inscribed "From Your Big Brothers Hollywood Post 43 1-21-35". Included with the cap are two vintage photographs....more

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Shirley Temple's VibraHarp Gifted to Her by Its Designer, Clair Omar Musser $6000+

Lot # 121 (Sale Order: 119 of 414)      

54" (137 cm.) w. x 29" d. x 33" h. The percussion instrument with brass bars and tubes that are paired with motor-driven butterfly valve which creates rich tremolo or vibrato resonance, bears the label of its maker J.C. Deagan of Chicago. Included are ten mallets with padded heads of various density to create different tones. Its designer was Clair Omar Musser, marimba virtuoso, conductor, inventor and engineer, whose co-interests of music and astronomy inspired him in the gifting of two of Shirley Temple's most unusual memorabilia (also see #122). The instrument is labeled "Deagan No. 55 Vibra-Harp Re. U.S. Pat. Off." and "J.C. Deagan, Inc. Chicago Made in USA". It has been preserved in its four original cases, each with the Deagan label on the case. The VibraHarp has a strong beautiful sound, is in excellent structural condition, and with some minor rubs on frame and light oxidation on a few brass keys. No reference appears to exist concerning the relationship of Shirley Temple with Clair Omar Musser, except his homage to her in meteorite documents (see the following item #122) and a photograph of Shirley and Musser taken in 1938. It is likely that the two met in 1937 at the time of the filming of "Wee Willie Winkie". As Musser was an acclaimed instructor for various Bengal Guards Drum and Bugle Corps, it is possible that he was involved in the training of that Corps for its prominent role in "Wee Willie Winkie". This is likely the very time that he made the acquaintance of young Shirley who was playing its leading role. In May 1942, an article was published in Movie-Radio Guide about "Shirley's Secret Hobby" which read "Digging into this deep, dark secret, it developed that La Temple has a full-size vibraphone in her special quarters at home which she plays a good deal"....more

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The "Cedros Meteorite" with Provenance, a Gift to Shirley Temple from Clair Omar Musser $1800+

Lot # 122 (Sale Order: 120 of 414)      

4" (10 cm.) meteorite. 9" x 4" box. The three-pound meteorite landed on November 27, 1885 in the vicinity of Cedros, Mexico, according to notarized documents that accompany the meteorite. The meteorite was obtained in 1924 by Clair Omar Musser from the original family who had found the specimen, according to Musser's included signed affidavit. Writing in the third person he says, "It became a treasured specimen among his wide collection of meteorites which now numbers eighty-eight fragments from seventeen falls". Musser then went on in this affidavit, "As a token of friendship to Miss Shirley Temple, Musser consented to bestow the Cedros meteorite in appreciation of her interest in astronomy and meteoric phenomena". As part of the gift, Musser had a special cross necklace made for Shirley of the meteorite so "every time she sees a falling star (meteor) she can clutch her cross and dream over the millions of years that Biela's Comet may have been traversing space, and the millions of billions of miles it travelled". A special custom wooden box to hold the meteorite and cross were constructed, in which the gift was posted to Shirley Temple. Also included are notarized 1939 photographs of the meteorite and the cross, as well as a detailed chemical analysis. The meteorite remains well-preserved, the cross necklace no longer exists. Clair Omar Musser, an almost forgotten inventor and scientist, was as obsessed with the study of astronomy as with percussion. His two fascinations melded at one point into his creation of the one-of-a-kind Celestaphone which was made of 670 pounds of meteors from his collection. The background of his acquaintance with Shirley Temple, beginning about 1937, is discussed in #121....more

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Silk Empire-Style Nightgown for Child Shirley Temple $200+

Lot # 123 (Sale Order: 121 of 414)      

Of soft ivory silk crepe with daintily patterned rosebuds, the empire-style high waist full-length nightgown is fully lined with crepe, and is trimmed with rose silk ribbon interwoven lace at the neckline, bodice and edges of short puffed sleeves. Circa 1936....more

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Rose Silk Crepe Asian-Style Nightgown for Child Shirley Temple $500+

Lot # 124 (Sale Order: 122 of 414)      

Of heavy weight silk crepe with beautiful draping, the simple-styled nightgown has a very wide hem to enhance the draping effect, and is decorated with padded silk rolls in blue and magenta at the neckline, yoke and sleeves, with soutache closures on blue silk-covered buttons. Circa 1936. The costume was originally designed by Rene Hubert for the film "Our Little Girl" (see Love, Shirley Temple, number 268) but unused in the final film....more

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Silk Two-Piece Asian-Style Pajamas Worn by Child Shirley Temple in 1936 film "Stowaway" $600+

Lot # 125 (Sale Order: 123 of 414)      

Of very delicate silk with interwoven floral design, the pale green silk pajama set features a sleeveless jacket top with lapel collar, pale pink cording at all the edges and pink bows hiding the hook and eye closures. With suspender strap wide-leg pants having set-in waist, and pink cord edging and bows at the ankles. In the final Christmas morning scene of the 1936 film "Stowaway". Circa 1936....more

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Batiste Gown with Lavender Ribbons and Embroidery Worn by Child Shirley Temple $500+

Lot # 126 (Sale Order: 124 of 414)      

Of finest sheer batiste over pink taffeta under-dress, the high-waisted dress has short puffed sleeves, double scalloped edge bodice, scalloped edge floor-length hem, and is trimmed with trailing garlands of embroidered pink and lavender flowers and vines, with lavender silk sash and shoulder straps decorated with lavender bows, and with self-covered buttons at the back. Circa 1936....more

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Three Vibrant Still Life Watercolors Painted by Shirley Temple $500+

Lot # 127 (Sale Order: 125 of 414)      

18" (46 cm.) x 24". The larger pair is drawn and water colored in brilliant vibrant colors, one depicting a still life of a tray with decanter and fruit, the other a vase of lavender and blue lilies in a blue vase. Each is signed Shirley Temple, late 1930s. Along with a 12"x 15" still-life mounted on original backing and set in original wooden frame, the vibrant watercolor depicting a candle holder, a vase of vibrant red poppies, and a decorated bowl filled with luscious grapes, bananas, and other fruits. Signed "Shirley Temple 1937"....more

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