Screen-Used Props
Casablanca (1942) original on-screen piano from Rick's Café
Single most-iconic film prop from the golden age, used in the 'As Time Goes By' scene. Sale was a multi-bidder seven-figure event.
- Sale price
- $3.41M
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- November 24, 2014
- Venue
- Bonhams
- Authentication
- Documented screen use, Warner Bros. studio inventory chain-of-custody.
Provenance
From Warner Bros. studio inventory through documentation; held by collector since 1980s.
Condition
Original 1942 instrument, screen-used finish, restored to playable condition.
Editorial note
Single most-iconic film prop from the golden age, used in the 'As Time Goes By' scene. Sale was a multi-bidder seven-figure event.
Sources cited
Bonhams November 2014
auction house
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
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