April 29th-May 2nd is the “Houston Classic Weekend” auction by Worldwide Auctioneers, and one of the lots features “The Ultimate Set of Collectible Vehicles” from Batman Returns (1990) – the iconic Batmobile, the Batskiboat, and the “Batduck” or “Duckmobile”. The estimate for the lot of vehicles is $300,000-$400,000. [Read more…]
20th Century Props is continuing its series of online auctions with their liquidation efforts. The next set of auctions in April appear to be sans Super Auctions, but will continue to use the iCollector online bidding platform and service. [Read more…]
Super Auctions is managing a series of follow-up auctions to their previous liquidation efforts of the 20th Century Props. The next sales are split into two sessions – “Movie Memorabilia” and “Event Planning”. [Read more…]
While visiting the California Museum to view the “Out of This World” exhibit back in October, I took some photos of an unrelated display of Jack Nicholson memorabilia. [Read more…]
The Modern Museum of Art (MoMA) is hosting a Tim Burton exhibit in New York from November 22nd through April 26th of next year. Full details can be found at www.MOMA.org/TimBurton. [Read more…]
Profiles in History’s Hollywood Auction 37 was held Thursday and Friday, which offered a number of original television and movie props, costumes, and other memorabilia. The auction was held on site at the Profiles in History offices in Calabasas Hills, with off-site bidding available over the Internet via iCollector, as well as direct via mail, fax, and by phone. [Read more…]
During my trip to Burbank this past Tuesday, I made time for a short visit to meet with Brandon Alinger of the Prop Store of London at their Los Angeles facility. While at their offices, I took the opportunity to shoot a few brief videos (approximately 1-2 minutes each) with Brandon to feature and provide some background on some of the more interesting showcase pieces on display. [Read more…]
In addition to shooting video at the Profiles in History offices yesterday, I also took 175 high resolution still photos of some of the material comprising their “Hollywood Auction 37” catalog. The event will be held next month at Calabasas Hills, California on October 8th and 9th. [Read more…]
