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A John Wayne serving tray from his yacht, the Wild Goose
10 December 2019, 14:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$2,040 inc. premium
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A John Wayne serving tray from his yacht, the Wild Goose
Ornate silverplate handled serving tray stamped "Middletown Plate Company / Triple Plate / 92" on the bottom, with a surface design of a sailboat framed in an oval amidst vines and flowers, with "Wild Goose" and "Newport Beach" above and below the surface illustration and each handle highlighting a female resting on a shell, with the rim featuring a bas relief of leaves, birds, and butterflies. Ben Johnson was an actor, stuntman, and true cowboy whose longtime working relationship and friendship with John Wayne eventually led to many excursions on Wayne's yacht, the Wild Goose. Of those days, Johnson recalled: "We went out fishing a little bit, drinking a little bit. We were just having fun, just a lot of fellowship."
Provenance: originally from the estate of Ben Johnson.
14 x 20.5 x 5.5 in.
Provenance: originally from the estate of Ben Johnson.
14 x 20.5 x 5.5 in.


















