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<b>479. W. C. FIELDS'</b> <b>PERSONAL SOUVENIR ASHTRAY </b>WILLIAM C. FIELDS (1880-1946) Portly, red-nosed hard-drinking film and stage comedian, remembered for his roles in "David Copperfield" and "My Little Chickadee". A terrific Fields relic which pretty much sums up one aspect of the great comedian's character, a souvenir cast iron ashtray showing a drunk (who closely resembles Fields himself!), holding on to a street sign for dear life! The ashtray, a souvenir of St. Paul, measures 3 3/4" wide x 4" deep x 4 3/4" tall, and bears the painted figure and street sign affixed to the unpainted base. In very good condition. In very good condition. Sold with Joe Franklin's letter of provenance describing his friendship with Fields' mistress, Carlotta Monti, from whom he obtained this relic. In part: <i>"...Carlotta Monti was W. C. Fields' housekeeper/mistress for many, many years. She came on TV with me in the mid 70s to promote her book about her life with the great WC. Carla and I became friends, she stayed in town after the appearance for about a week, and one evening we had dinner at Lindy's where Dorothy Kilgallen was at the next table. Carla and I asked Dorothy to sit with us for awhile and she obliged us. Dorothy wrote about Carla's book in her column and it was a major event for Carla...Soon after this, Rod Steiger played WC Fields in a motion picture and he came on my show to promote it. I told him about my friendship with Carla Monti and about the items of memorabilia which she gave me. Rod was very interested and I was thrilled to show him the items at my studio offices..."</i> A great Fields-ian memento!<b>$400-600</b>
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