Bonhams is holding their next Turner Classic Movies curated auction event this month with their “TCM Presents… Rock And Roll Through The Lens” on March 27th in New York. The sale is comprised of 213 lots of rock and roll related memorabilia. [Read more…]
Below is the latest updated calendar for 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…]
GeekTyrant has a special sneak preview of an upcoming episode of Pop Culture Quest featuring Mark Hamill, who of course played Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films. Prop Store’s Brandon Alinger appears with Mr. Hamill and shows him the original hero lightsaber that he used in Return of the Jedi, which was also used by Alec Guinness in A New Hope. You can check out a preview of the scene on YouTube. [Read more…]
As per tradition, (see 2007 Year in Review, 2008 Year in Review, 2009 Year in Review, 2010 Year in Review, 2011 Year in Review, 2012 Year in Review, 2013 Year in Review, 2014 Year in Review, 2015 Year in Review), what follows is an editorial featuring my personal observations and opinions with regards to the business of buying, collecting, selling, and preserving original pop culture artifacts. A look back at interesting trends, developments, and news stories from 2016. As is always the case, this is a completely subjective exercise, and merely touches on the developments and events that relate to the hobby. [Read more…]
Bonhams is holding their next set of Turner Classic Movies curated auction events this week, starting with their “The Estate of Maureen O’Hara” on November 29th and “Lights, Camera, Auction!” on November 30th. Both sales will be held in New York, with online bidding available. [Read more…]
Prop Store have today launched another official online auction, this time for Showtime’s Dexter. This one features wardrobe, props, scripts and other production material from all eight seasons of the popular cable series. [Read more…]
The print and online catalogs are now available, and online bidding is now live for Prop Store and Summit Entertainment’s two-day live-auction event of original props, costumes, and set decoration pieces used in The Twilight Saga (Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2). The live event features more than 900 lots of props, costumes and other film memorabilia. There will be an exhibition at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood, CA on November 18th -20th with the live auction being held on November 19th and 20th. [Read more…]
Julien’s Auctions’ “The Marilyn Monroe Auction” will be held on November 17th, 18th, & 19th at the Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles. Included in the three-day auction is Marilyn Monroe Property From The Collection of David Gainsborough-Roberts, Marilyn Monroe Property From The Estate of Lee Strasberg and Déjà vu Property From The Life and Career of Marilyn Monroe. A public exhibition will be held at Julien’s Auctions from November 11th through to the end of the auction on November 19th. [Read more…]