Lots for Premiere Props’ sale in mid-June have been listed online with online bidding partner iCollector, as part of their “Hollywood Extravaganza X”. The one-day auction is scheduled for June 15th. As with past auctions, the sale includes general memorabilia, though, as with their last sale, there is more interesting material with this event than they’ve had in some time, although much of it does not include any substantive information (or even vague information) about history and provenance in the lot descriptions (though to their credit, some do). Premiere Props is such a frustrating company, on so many levels, but some of their auction descriptions (if you can even call them that) are beyond unacceptable. I can’t imagine someone wanting a piece so badly as to take such a massive leap of faith in bidding on something in which no information whatsoever is provided about *why* it is authentic. [Read more…]
Steven Soderbergh Hosts His Own Auction of Personal Movie Memorabilia for Charity
Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter/producer/editor/cinematographer extraordinaire Steven Soderbergh has launched an auction on his own website including his own personal Hollywood memorabilia, with proceeds going to charity. [Read more…]
Original TV and Movie Prop & Costume, Hollywood Entertainment, & Pop Culture Memorabilia Live Auction Events Calendar
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. 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…]
Auction Cause Launches New Village Leadership Academy (NVLA) Charity Auctions on eBay
Auction Cause has listed a number of Hollywood memorabilia and experience auctions on eBay is support of The New Village Leadership Academy, all of which run through May 5th. Included in the listings is an original suit worn by Will Smith in Men in Black 3 and one of his robes worn in Ali. [Read more…]
Revisiting Ellis Props & Graphics – Certificates of Authenticity (COAs) Assigned to TV and Movie Props, Set Pieces, & Costumes Circulating in the Marketplace
For reasons unknown to me, I continue to receive communications from recent buyers of memorabilia attributed to film and television productions, who believe I have something to do with various eBay sellers and/or Ellis Props (see article from one month ago today, “NOTICE: Original Prop Blog Does Not/Will Not Supply Props to Dealers “jnsmcmahan”, “jsnent”, John Tarter, Billie Null, Mark Sullivan, L.A. Prop & Wardrobe, Hollywood Prop Supply, Studio West Prop, Ellis Props, et al“). In any event, with one of these more recent contacts, I asked the buyer of one of these pieces to send me a photo of the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) supplied with the item purchased (in this case the COA provided was one that originally appears to be from Ellis Props). A long time trusted collector in the field was kind enough to forward to me some images of confirmed legitimate examples of Ellis Props COAs obtained during the sales/liquidation circa ’99/’00, and that COA is very different from the one just obtained by a buyer from a piece purchased on eBay. [Read more…]
Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries & Guernseys Boasts The World’s Largest Collection of Motion Picture Photography To Be Sold April 6-7, Catalog Online
Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries will be holding their “Movie Star News Auction” April 6th and 7th in New York and via online bidding partner LiveAuctioneers. The auction will consist of The Bettie Page Collection, Hollywood Icons, and The Movie Star News Collection. An exhibition will be held tomorrow. [Read more…]
Bonhams ‘Entertainment Memorabilia including Animation Art’ Auction to be Held in Los Angeles on May 5th, Catalog Available Online
Bonhams will be holding their “Entertainment Memorabilia including Animation Art” (auction 20984) sale event in Los Angeles on May 5th. This sale includes a mix of film/television as well as music related memorabilia. [Read more…]
Original TV and Movie Prop & Costume, Hollywood Entertainment, & Pop Culture Memorabilia Live Auction Events Calendar
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. 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…]