This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2016. As with past years, Prop Store had an impressive display of original props and costumes from film and television on display throughout Comic Con. This year, they also used the occasion to announce three live auctions, their Entertainment Memorabilia Auction in London the Fall, The Twilight Saga Live Auction in Los Angeles on November 19th and 20th, and their Phil Tippett Auction in Los Angeles on October 3rd. [Read more…]
This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2016. This year, auction house Profiles in History had an all-artwork exhibit, with pieces from their upcoming Frank Darabont Collection on display, including Frank Frazetta works among the highlights. Profiles has marketed “Sea Witch” as “The Only Million Dollar Art Piece at Comic-Con” and “The Single Most Important and Most Valuable Frazetta Painting to EVER be Offered At Auction (pre-sale estimate of $1,000,000 – $1,500,000)”, so it will be interesting to see if it meets the reserve at the July 30th auction. I have been reporting on Profiles in History as registered press at Comic Con International every year for the past nine years (see articles from 2008, 2009 Part 1 & 2009 Part 2, 2010 Part 1 & 2010 Part 2, 2011, 2012, 2013 Part 1 & 2013 Part 2, 2014, 2015), but this is the first in which they did not exhibit any TV and/or movie props and costumes. [Read more…]
ScreenUsed is holding their next two-day, quarterly live auction on Friday, July 15th and Saturday, July 16th. Day 1 lots will end in the automated online auction every 1 minute (with extension if bids placed toward the end). Day 2 will include the higher end material and the auction will be run manually.
U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson issued a temporary restraining ordering blocking Heritage Auctions from selling Whitney Houston’s 1986 Emmy Award for “Saving All My Love for You” at auction. Their “Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction – Beverly Hills” took place on June 24th and 25th. In spite of the piece being pulled from auction and returned to the Houston family, the remaining lots of her personal property and memorabilia brought in approximately half a million dollars. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences had filed a lawsuit against Heritage Auctions to stop the sale of the Statue, which they contend is a loan to recipients and their families, not a gift that can be offered for sale to the highest bidder. [Read more…]
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has filed a lawsuit against Heritage Auctions as well as a consignor in their current auction, Whitney Houston’s estate, in an effort to block the sale of her 1986 Emmy Award for “Saving All My Love for You”, which she performed at the Grammy’s. Heritage is fighting the efforts to pull the award from their auction. [Read more…]
Julien’s Auctions is holding an online only auction of entertainment memorabilia, with the catalog live via their Julien’s Live platform. The auction is scheduled to conclude on July 10th. [Read more…]
Bonhams will be holding their “Entertainment Memorabilia” (auction 23239) auction will be held on June 29th in Knightsbridge. This sale includes 254 lots featuring a mix of film/television as well as rock and roll and popular music related memorabilia. [Read more…]
Heritage Auction Galleries’ latest online catalog and listings for their upcoming event, “Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction” will be held in Beverly Hills on June 24th and 25. The sale also includes “The Whitney Houston Collection” and features 898 lots of music and rock and roll items and vintage/classic Hollywood stars and personally owned items/estate items. [Read more…]