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20FB-2 BRONZE OF JOHN WAYNE

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20FB-2 BRONZE OF JOHN WAYNE
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This item SOLD at 2020 Aug 15 @ 14:35UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Original bronze casting of John Wayne signed Nickelsen and Copyright Wayne Enterprises 1980. The bronze is numbered 26/152 with a certificate. The piece was issued by the Wayne Family and sold by the Spirit ofAmerica Galleries/Beverly Hills (Michael Wayne-Principal). The piece had an original cost of over $10,000. The bust is approximately 16 ½” in height and 21 ½” including the base. The bronze plaque on the base reads, “TOMORROW IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE. COMES INTO US AT MIDNIGHT VERY CLEAN. IT'S PERFECT WHEN IT ARRIVES AND IT PUTS ITSELF IN OUR HANDS. IT HOPES WE'VE LEARNEDSOMETHING FROM YESTERDAY.” JOHN WAYNE Copies of this bust have been gifted to President Ronald Reagan for the oval office, to the University of Southern California Trophy Room and the Smithsonian Institution. Est.: $3,500-$7,000.