Samson And Delilah, 1949/Hedy Lamarr
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Samson And Delilah, 1949/Hedy Lamarr

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Samson And Delilah, 1949/Hedy Lamarr
A gilt metal cuff bracelet with emerald green bakelite scarab set in gilt filigree motif, made for Hedy Lamaar as Delilah in the 1949 Paramount film Samson And Delilah, directed by Cecil B. DeMille; accompanied by corresponding colour reproduction still

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See footnote to previous lot. The gilt metal filigree and emerald green Egyptian scarab design of this cuff bracelet is almost identical to the headdress and cuff bracelet designed by Travis Banton for Claudette Colbert as Cleopatra (see lots 11 and 12). Cecil B. DeMille and his team often recycled costume pieces from previous productions, so it is likely that this cuff was made for Cleopatra, 1934, and then recycled years later for Samson And Delilah in 1949.

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