George L. Roether (American, 1913-1998)
Sale 993 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Lots 1-335
Mar 10, 2022
5:00AM ET
Lots 336-681
Mar 11, 2022
5:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$2,000 -
$3,000
Item was unsold
Lot Description
George L. Roether (American, 1913-1998)
Cab Calloway, Fred Waring and Grandpa Joy
Circa 1935
painted papier-mache masks
made for Disney Studios
the first inscribed Made by Geo. Roether 1244 E. 125 St. Cleveland Ohio Not to be Duplicated and the labeled, No. 9 June 1935 Roether, the next inscribed No. 46-6.60.72 Fred Waring Not to be Dublicated Made by geo. Roether 1244 125St Cleveland Ohio, the last inscribed Grandpa Joy Design no. 90-24-54-74 Made by Geo. Roether 1244 E. 125 Cleveland, O.
Height of first 8 1/2 inches.
Circa 1935
painted papier-mache masks
made for Disney Studios
the first inscribed Made by Geo. Roether 1244 E. 125 St. Cleveland Ohio Not to be Duplicated and the labeled, No. 9 June 1935 Roether, the next inscribed No. 46-6.60.72 Fred Waring Not to be Dublicated Made by geo. Roether 1244 125St Cleveland Ohio, the last inscribed Grandpa Joy Design no. 90-24-54-74 Made by Geo. Roether 1244 E. 125 Cleveland, O.
Height of first 8 1/2 inches.
George Roether was an animator for Disney and constructed this series of masks depicting movie stars and political figures between 1935 and 1941 in an attempt to have them mass produced. However, Disney declined the project. They subsequently went into storage until 1999 when a relative consigned them and they were offered at auction. They then descended to Ed Berlin of West Orange, NJ, and then to Betsy Dean of Colorado Springs, CO.
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