Nate D. Sanders will be concluding their next online auction on May 21st and the catalog for this event is available on their official site. Over 500 of nearly 700 lots is material associated with the children’s television program, Captain Kangaroo. One of the highlights on the sale is a pair of pants attributed to use by Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Other items include a variety of Hollywood and historical memorabilia, including props, costumes, set pieces, awards, and other material. [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…]
Nate D. Sanders ‘Fine Autographs & Memorabilia′ Auction Catalog Available for April 2nd Online Sale
Nate D. Sanders will be concluding their next online auction on April 2nd; as such, the catalog for this event is already available on their official site. The auction house has been getting a great deal of press with their success in selling Academy Awards in recent sales, and another is offered in this auction. Other highlights include the full gamut of industry awards, including Golden Globe, and MTV VMA, Emmy, AMA, Peabody, and other hollywood, music, movie, television, historical, and popular culture artifacts. They also have several pieces from the Gene London Costume Collection for sale. [Read more…]
Mercer Auctions Enter Market With Their ‘Stars of Hollywood Annual Prop & Art Auction′ Closing March 30th
New online auctioneer Mercer Auction are holding their first annual “Stars of Hollywood Annual Prop & Art Auction” as an online auction on both iCollector and LiveAuctioneers. The sale includes 180 lots, though not all of it is within the Hollywood memorabilia category. [Read more…]
RR Auction ‘Hollywood Auction′ Catalog Available for Online Sale Event Concluding April 25th
RR Auction will be holding their Hollywood Auction online on April 25th. The catalog, now available online, includes a majority of photos, autographs, scripts, documents, posters and ephemera, though there are original props and costumes as well, mostly from vintage/classic properties. In total, there are over 800 lots, so it is a fairly substantial offering. [Read more…]
Opinion/Editorial: Free Advice for Premiere Props – Seven Tips To Improve Live Auction Business
Premiere Props has been around since 2001… about a year longer than I have been collecting. So they’ve been a fixture in the hobby for my collecting “lifetime”. In fact, one of the first original props I ever purchased I bought from Premiere Props on eBay (one of The Shoveler’s shovels from Mystery Men). While they have demonstrated longevity, I’m actually kind of surprised at how little they have evolved over the years. Today I find myself inspired to offer some third party tips, in the form of free advice, that would make a positive impact on their business and standing in this art market. My intention is not to be snarky, but underline some issues that have been painfully obvious over the years (to me anyway). Seven simple changes could vastly improve the company (it was originally going to be three, but as I started writing this, it grew; still, it is not intended to be comprehensive). The following is my list, based on my personal observations and opinions. [Read more…]
Movie Prop & Costume Photojournal: Planet Hollywood at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
I had a chance yesterday to view the movie props and costumes on display at the Planet Hollywood restaurant and gift shop found at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. While all are attributed to use in various productions, no provenance, history, or explanations are provided. Definitely an interesting subject for further discussion. [Read more…]
Swann Galleries Presents “Property from the Estate of Filmmaker Gary Winick” Auction in NYC on April 4th
Swann Galleries will be holding a two-part auction of the “Property from the Estate of Fillmaker Gary Winick” and “19th and 20th Century Photographs and Photobooks” on April 4th in New York. Gary Winick, a director and producer, tragically died after a struggle with brain cancer and complications that followed. He passed at the age of 49 about a year ago. [Read more…]