Truly pioneers in this art market for the past 15 years, the men behind online retailer and auction house ScreenUsed have been viewed by myself and many others as “collectors first”, as their passion for the artifacts that they’ve found, archived, and brought to market has always been quite evident if you’ve ever had the opportunity to talk with either of them in person or on the phone. These have always been two guys that love film and television, and have always been excited by the magic of holding something special from a favorite movie or TV show. Today, visitors to their famous website at www.ScreenUsed.com learned that they’ve decided to close up shop. [Read more…]
Archives for September 2018
Prop Store’s “Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction” Catalog Available, Sale on September 20th
The fifth “Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction” annual sale event for Prop Store will be held at London’s BFI IMAX on September 20th, offering over 600 lots of entertainment memorabilia. Both the print and online catalogs are available, and Prop Store continues to assemble more and more impressive offerings, year after year. They are also holding a public exhibit at BFI IMAX through to the auction date. [Read more…]
Sotheby’s “Creating a Stage: The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams” Auction on October 4th
The catalog for Sotheby’s “Creating a Stage: The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams” auction is now online, featuring over 300 items from his lift and career, and time with his second wife, Marsha Williams. In addition to entertainment memorabilia is art (particularly a lot of street art), decorative art, furniture, watches and more. A portion of the proceeds is intended to benefit Human Rights Watch, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Challenged Athletes Foundation, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and Wounded Warrior Project, as well as to help fund a scholarship at The Juilliard School in New York. An exhibit in Los Angeles is running through September 14th with a follow up in New York from September 29th through October 3rd. The auction will take place in New York on October 4th. [Read more…]