For reasons unknown to me, I continue to receive communications from recent buyers of memorabilia attributed to film and television productions, who believe I have something to do with various eBay sellers and/or Ellis Props (see article from one month ago today, “NOTICE: Original Prop Blog Does Not/Will Not Supply Props to Dealers “jnsmcmahan”, “jsnent”, John Tarter, Billie Null, Mark Sullivan, L.A. Prop & Wardrobe, Hollywood Prop Supply, Studio West Prop, Ellis Props, et al“). In any event, with one of these more recent contacts, I asked the buyer of one of these pieces to send me a photo of the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) supplied with the item purchased (in this case the COA provided was one that originally appears to be from Ellis Props). A long time trusted collector in the field was kind enough to forward to me some images of confirmed legitimate examples of Ellis Props COAs obtained during the sales/liquidation circa ’99/’00, and that COA is very different from the one just obtained by a buyer from a piece purchased on eBay. [Read more…]
Archives for 2013
Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries & Guernseys Boasts The World’s Largest Collection of Motion Picture Photography To Be Sold April 6-7, Catalog Online
Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries will be holding their “Movie Star News Auction” April 6th and 7th in New York and via online bidding partner LiveAuctioneers. The auction will consist of The Bettie Page Collection, Hollywood Icons, and The Movie Star News Collection. An exhibition will be held tomorrow. [Read more…]
Bonhams ‘Entertainment Memorabilia including Animation Art’ Auction to be Held in Los Angeles on May 5th, Catalog Available Online
Bonhams will be holding their “Entertainment Memorabilia including Animation Art” (auction 20984) sale event in Los Angeles on May 5th. This sale includes a mix of film/television as well as music related memorabilia. [Read more…]
Original TV and Movie Prop & Costume, Hollywood Entertainment, & Pop Culture Memorabilia Live Auction Events Calendar
Below is the latest updated list of upcoming original movie and television prop, wardrobe, and memorabilia auction events. Please contact me if you are aware of any coming events of interest to collectors. Please also note that I update changes/additions to the calendar until the next update, in order to maintain as up to date as possible. [Read more…]
James Bond Original Movie Prop & Costume Exhibition in Shanghai China’s Minsheng Art Museum from March 28th to May 31st
An impressive exhibition of original movie props, costumes, vehicles, and other James Bond artifacts is being held at the Minsheng Art Museum in Shanghai, China from March 28th through May 31st. CCTV News has produced a video showing some of the highlights, which can be viewed at their official site or via the embedded player below. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of 007, the exhibit boasts about 550 items spanning all of the films starring Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig. [Read more…]
Profiles in History Auctions Ryan Gosling Leather Motorcycle Jacket from ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ for Variety Charity
Today Profiles in History listed a charity auction on eBay for a leather motorcycle jacket worn by Ryan Gosling in the The Place Beyond The Pines, which hits theaters today. Proceeds from the sale will benefit Variety – The Children’s Charity of Southern California. [Read more…]
Nate D. Sanders ‘Fine Autographs & Memorabilia′ Auction Catalog Available for April 2nd Online Sale
Nate D. Sanders will be concluding their next online auction on April 2nd; as such, the catalog for this event is already available on their official site. The auction house has been getting a great deal of press with their success in selling Academy Awards in recent sales, and another is offered in this auction. Other highlights include the full gamut of industry awards, including Golden Globe, and MTV VMA, Emmy, AMA, Peabody, and other hollywood, music, movie, television, historical, and popular culture artifacts. They also have several pieces from the Gene London Costume Collection for sale. [Read more…]
Mercer Auctions Enter Market With Their ‘Stars of Hollywood Annual Prop & Art Auction′ Closing March 30th
New online auctioneer Mercer Auction are holding their first annual “Stars of Hollywood Annual Prop & Art Auction” as an online auction on both iCollector and LiveAuctioneers. The sale includes 180 lots, though not all of it is within the Hollywood memorabilia category. [Read more…]