Premiere Props will be holding another live auction in El Segundo, branded as “Fangoria Presents”, offering original props and costumes from a variety of horror films. The auction will be held October 24th, with online bidding managed by iCollector.com. [Read more…]
The latest double issue of Entertainment Weekly (#1069/1070 – October 9, 2009) has a cover feature entitled “Stars on the Set” which includes behind the scenes coverage of a number of current productions in movies and television. One of the more interesting sections is about AMC’s Emmy Award-winning “Mad Men” series, with a focus on props used on the show. [Read more…]
Liquidation of assets following the much publicized closure of 20th Century Props continues, following a number of auctions held by Great American Group and now, Super Auctions. The business also has a standing eBay listing for $1.5 million dollars for the remaining assets and rights to the business itself. All is marketed as building toward a “Special Auction” on October 17-18th. [Read more…]
As a short update to yesterday’s article (see “1931″ Dracula One Sheet Poster Determined to be Fake, Pulled from Next Week’s Profiles in History Auction), Joe Maddalena of Profiles in History has sent me a statement from John Davis of Poster Mountain, who authenticated the Dracula one sheet which has been determined to be a forgery. [Read more…]
The latest web site traffic statistics for Original Prop Blog, as of September 30, 2009…
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On the heels of the vintage poster scandal reported on earlier this month (see Charges of Fraud Rock The Collectible Movie Poster Market and Hobby), there has been more controversy in the collectible poster memorabilia field as yet another scandal – and altogether different kind of fraud – has been uncovered by members of that community. [Read more…]
4-Day passes for San Diego Comic-Con International 2010 are already on sale, with the show being held July 21-25. As with the last two years, tickets will not be sold on site and sell out several months in advance. [Read more…]
Assets from legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman’s estate were auctioned today by Bukowskis in Sweden (as previously reported, see Personal Property & Memorabilia of Legendary Filmmaker Ingmar Bergman to be Auctioned in Stockholm, Sweden). [Read more…]
