As reported a few months ago (see “James Comisar’s “Museum of Television”: The Three Year, $35 Million, 50,000 sq ft Project Finds A Home In Phoenix, AZ”), James Comisar’s dream of creating a public museum to house his unparalleled collection of original television artifacts is becoming a reality, with a project in the works to showcase this material in downtown Phoenix. Mr. Comisar was featured in a lengthy and substantive interview on “Good Morning Arizona” in the past week to talk about his project and collection, and also noted that a preview center is planned next year to promote the museum, which is scheduled to be completed sometime in 2016. [Read more…]
Air Gun Movie Prop Used for Publicity Photography By Sean Connery as James Bond Disappoints in Sotheby’s Resale
A little over two years ago, an air gun /pistol used by Sean Connery for some iconic James Bond publicity photos stunned the hobby when it sold at the traditional late November Christie’s South Kensington Pop Culture auction far in excess of its estimate, realizing a staggering £277,250 (US$438,609) including buyer’s premium. In a resale by Sotheby’s this past weekend, it sold for less than half that amount. [Read more…]
Heritage Auction Galleries ‘Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction’ Catalog Online, Dallas Event December 14th
The Heritage Auction Galleries has published on their latest online catalog and listings for their upcoming event, “Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction – Dallas #7064”, to be held December 14th at their Dallas, Texas location. [Read more…]
Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Auction to be Held in London on December 12, Catalog Available Online
Bonhams will be holding their “Entertainment Memorabilia” sale event in Knightsbridge on December 12th. This sale includes a mix of film/television as well as music related memorabilia. [Read more…]
Christie’s “Pop Culture: Entertainment Memorabilia” Live Auction November 29th, eCatalogue and PDF Catalog Online
The annual Winter auction in the UK by Christies for their Popular Culture department is scheduled for November 29th in South Kensington. The “Pop Culture: Entertainment Memorabilia” catalog is now available online in a downloadable PDF format as well as an online eCatalogue at Christies.com. [Read more…]
Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Auction to be Held in Los Angeles on November 18, Catalog Available Online
Bonhams will be holding their “Entertainment Memorabilia including Animation Art” sale event in Los Angeles on November 18th. This sale includes a mix of film/television as well as music related memorabilia, as well as some animation items. [Read more…]
James Comisar’s “Museum of Television”: The Three Year, $35 Million, 50,000 sq ft Project Finds A Home In Phoenix, AZ
The Phoenix Business Journal published a front page story this week announcing a project under development by pop culture pioneering archivist James Comisar to create a public “Museum of Television” to feature material from The Comisar Collection. The article talks about a 50,000 square foot museum being developed in downtown Phoenix in about three years, with a projected cost of approximately $35 million dollars. [Read more…]
Julien’s Auctions ‘Icons and Idols Hollywood’ Catalog Online, Event to be Held in Beverly Hills November 9th & 10th
Julien’s Auctions has published the online catalog for their upcoming sale – “Icons and Idols Hollywood” auction, which will be held at their Beverly Hills gallery on November 9th and 10th.