A Miniature Oscar©®™ Place Setting, 1935....

Description

A Miniature Oscar©®™ Place Setting, 1935. Identical to the standard-sized ones but much smaller, placard on the front reads "Academy of / Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / First Award / Columbia Pictures / For the Best Picture of the Year," and on the back "15th Anniversary / Columbia Pictures / 1920-1935," used on the tables as place settings at the dinner celebration. (Please note there is wear and loss of gilding; the figure was broken at the ankles where repair work is evident.)
Height: 6"

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