NEW YORK (AP) — A statuette of a bird featured in theclassic 1941 detective thriller "The
Maltese Falcon" is being auctionedin New York City.The black figurine is one of two known cast
leadstatuettes made for John Huston’s screen version of the film, but theonly one confirmed by Warner Bros.
archives as having appeared in themovie, according to Bonhams auction house, which declined to provide
apre-sale estimate.It has a Warner Bros. inventory number etched into the base.The figurine bears the same
name as the movie that starred Humphrey Bogart as private eye Sam Spade.The45-pound, 12-inch-tall prop has a
bent right tail feather — damageincurred during filming, Bonhams said. Actress Lee Patrick, who
playedSpade’s secretary, Effie, dropped it while handing it to Bogart.Thestatuette’s unidentified owner
purchased it privately in the 1980s. Ithas been exhibited at the Warner Bros. Studio Museum, the
PompidouCentre in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.It is being offered in a sale of other
classic movie memorabilia.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.NEW YORK (AP) — A statuette of a bird featured in theclassic
1941 detective thriller "The Maltese Falcon" is being auctionedin New York City.The black figurine
is one of two known cast leadstatuettes made for John Huston’s screen version of the film, but theonly one
confirmed by Warner Bros. archives as having appeared in themovie, according to Bonhams auction house, which
declined to provide apre-sale estimate.It has a Warner Bros. inventory number etched into the base.The
figurine bears the same name as the movie that starred Humphrey Bogart as private eye Sam Spade.The45-pound,
12-inch-tall prop has a bent right tail feather — damageincurred during filming, Bonhams said. Actress Lee
Patrick, who playedSpade’s secretary, Effie, dropped it while handing it to Bogart.Thestatuette’s
unidentified owner purchased it privately in the 1980s. Ithas been exhibited at the Warner Bros. Studio
Museum, the PompidouCentre in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.It is being offered in a sale
of other classic movie memorabilia.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material
may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.