Julien’s Auctions will be holding their 2nd annual “Legends” entertainment memorabilia auction on October 22, 2011 at Point 16 in Macau China. Material made available for sale include legends from television, film, and music, such as Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Elvis, The Beatles, Madonna, Bruce Lee, and more. Their catalog is now available for purchase as well as viewing online. [Read more…]
Below is the latest updated list of 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.
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Auction House Doyle New York will be holding an auction for “The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr” on Tuesday, September 13th in New York City, following an exhibition September 9th -12th. The auction is made up of 430 lots of personal property and memorabilia once owned by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. [Read more…]
The Heritage Auction Galleries has published on their latest online catalog and listings for their upcoming event, “The Personal Property of John Wayne Signature Auction – Auction #7045”, to be held October 6th and 7th at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. There will also be public exhibitions for lot viewings at Heritage Auctions in Dallas and at the Ukrainian Institute of America at The Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion in New York. [Read more…]
As a follow-up to the joint interview with Darren Julien and Martin Nolan of Julien’s Auctions, Martin also extended a tour of their Beverly Hills gallery and special preview of their upcoming sale of material from the Tony Curtis estate on September 17, 2011. [Read more…]
Last week I had an opportunity to spend some time with Darren Julien and Martin Nolan of Julien’s Auctions at their Beverly Hills gallery. In addition to a special preview of property from the estate of Tony Curtis from their upcoming auction event, both gentlemen took the time to sit down with me to provide some history on the company and endeavors, and a look to the future. [Read more…]
Laura Woolley, special guest. This is the fourteenth ‘Prop Talk’ podcast by the Original Prop Blog. Ms. Laura Woolley is President of The Collector’s Lab, which provides “individualized, high-level professional and appraisal services to private collectors, institutions, insurance companies, museums, and wealth management professionals”. Ms. Woolley has extensive experience working for and with the premiere auction houses operating in the entertainment memorabilia field, and also serves as an appraiser to the Antiques Roadshow. Ms. Woolley is a Certified member of the Appraiser’s Association of America and has completed the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) examination.
Darren Julien, special guest. This is the thirteenth ‘Prop Talk’ podcast by the Original Prop Blog. Mr. Darren Julien is the President and CEO of Julien’s Auctions. Julien’s Auctions specializes in entertainment memorabilia and celebrity estate auctions, spanning movies, television, and popular music artists. This weekend, Julien’s Auctions sold their first piece for a price in excess of one million dollars – one of two jackets worn by Michael Jackson in the Thriller video produced for his milestone album by the same name.