Following last month’s public auction offering of one of the “prototype” Star Wars stormtrooper helmets by Profiles in History (that went unsold), Ewbank’s has now offered one for sale in their own auction on December 3rd… Upon examination of the photos, it would appear to be the same one that Christie’s withdrew from their own sale last year (with Nate D. Sanders withdrawing their own example from their own auction just one month after Christie’s). [Read more…]
Following up on their recent Back To The Future two-day auction event, ScreenUsed is expanding their quarterly live auction to a two-day format as well, with Day 1 being “completely automated” over iCollector (with time added onto each item if bids are made in the final minutes) and Day 2 being run manually, lot to lot. There is a PDF catalog for Day 2 only, and all lots for both days are listed with online bidding partner, iCollector. Day 1 has 363 lots and Day 2 has 237 lots (600 total); Day 2 features the higher end selection of items for this Fall auction. As usual with their auctions, there are no reserves or estimates, with the starting price taking it if there is only one bid,
Julien’s Auctions has partnered with long-time original props and costumes dealer The Golden Closet to put together a special auction, “Property from The Golden Closet Archives”. The one-day sale will be held on November 20th at the Julien’s Auctions Beverly Hills showroom. While predominantly made up of wardrobe pieces from current and historic film and television properties, some props are included as well. [Read more…]
Prop Store will be holding new auctions as part of their “Rick Baker: Monster Maker” online-only event starting this week, and running at least four weeks, with new material added weekly. The no reserve auction boasts original props and costumes directly from the legendary effects artist. Prop Store held a live Rick Baker auction event at Universal City back in May. [Read more…]
Next month, Bonhams will be holding their follow-up to their annual auctions as curated by Turner Classic Movies (see 2014’s “There’s No Place Like Hollywood” and 2013’s “What Dreams Are Made Of: A Century of Movie Magic”). This year’s auction will be held on November 23rd, again in New York, with public previews in Los Angeles (November 5-8) and New York (November 20-23). [Read more…]
Below is the latest updated calendar for 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…]
Below is the latest updated calendar for 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…]
Profiles in History have published their new catalog for their “Hollywood Auction 74”. The three day auction features over 1,900 lots of mostly film and television related memorabilia, and a small mix of rock and roll lots. In the past, Profiles had as many of three such sales per year, but have evolved to having one massive annual sale. Participants can bid online at Invaluable.com. [Read more…]