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.
Christie’s “Pop Culture” Auction June 23, 2009 at Rockefeller Plaza, Catalog Available Online
Christie’s next “Pop Culture” auction (Sale 2179) will be held June 23rd at Rockefeller Plaze in New York. The catalog for this event can be viewed online. [Read more…]
Remarketing Associates “Major Studio Prop Collection” Auction – Oct 3rd & 4th in Los Angeles
Remarketing Associates, Inc. is holding a 2-day auction on October 3rd and 4th in Los Angeles, selling what they describe as over 1,000 lots from an unidentified “Major Studio Prop House Collection”. Bidding is also available online at Proxibid.com. [Read more…]
Madonna, Marquee Capital, & “High Quality Memorabilia Investments”
There is often a preoccupation with “value” in mainstream media coverage of the original prop collecting hobby. Today there has been a lot of little news bytes with regards to a company called “Marquee Capital” and the announcement of an exhibition of “film and stage costumes and artefacts” from Madonna. [Read more…]
Guernsey’s Pugliese Pop Culture Collection Auction: HD Images from Today Show Feature
Here are a few HD screencaps from the Today Show broadcast aired this morning (see prior article for videos). This is only from the second segment, as I don’t believe the first segment airs in my market. All are 1920×1080 (click for high resolution). [Read more…]
Guernsey’s Pugliese Pop Culture Collection Auction: Featured on the Today Show
The broadcast of The Today Show featured a preview of Guernsey’s Pugliese Prop Culture Collection auction, to be held at the Palm in Las Vegas March 15-16, 2008.
Here are links to the two video segments hosted on the Today Show website: [Read more…]