James Bond “Live and Let Die” Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner Movie Prop Sells for Quarter of a Million Dollars

Offered as part of Christie’s “Important Watches” auction in Geneva this week, the auction house sold a specially customized Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner wristwatch that was used by Roger Moore as James Bond in Live and Let Die. The piece sold for an impressive CHF219,000 (or about $243,959) with buyer’s premium. Read more

Christie’s Entertainment Memorabilia Auction November 23rd In London, Catalog Available Online

Christie’s next “Pop Culture: Film and Entertainment” auction (Sale 6214) will be held November 23rd at South Kensington, London. The catalog for this event can now be viewed online. One of this year’s most talked about lots will likely be the Stormtrooper costume (sans helmet), described as “a collection of Stormtrooper costume components, with elements made for both of the first two films of the original [Star Wars] trilogy.”  Read more

Christie’s “Pop Culture” Auction Held Today: James Bond Pistol Exceeds Expectations, Darth Vader Costume Goes Unsold

Christie’s “Pop Culture: Film and Entertainment” auction (Sale 5570) was held today at South Kensington, London.  Results from two of the highlight lots have been widely covered in Reuters and the AP, and picked up by mainstream media worldwide.  Read more

Christie’s Entertainment Memorabilia Auction November 25th In London, Catalog Available Online

Christie’s next “Pop Culture: Film and Entertainment” auction (Sale 5570) will be held November 25th at South Kensington, London. The catalog for this event can now be viewed online.  Like last year’s event with the original King Kong armature, this year’s sale continues to impress.  Read more

Christie’s “The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Museum Collection” Auction July 14-15 at Rockefeller Plaza

Christie’s will be offering “The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Museum Collection” at auction on July 14-15 at Rockefeller Plaza in New York.  The catalog for this event can be viewed online, along with an interview with Roy Rogers Jr. (“Dusty”). Read more

Christie’s, CBS, Paramount Prevail in ‘Star Trek’ Memorabilia Auction Lawsuit

Two years after making the rounds as a lead story in the mainstream media, the Associated Press today reports that the Supreme Court of New York’s Appellate Division ruled that a Star Trek fan does not deserve $7 million dollars in damages as a result being displeased with one of the three items won at the “40 Years of Star Trek” auction held by Christie’s.  Read more

Christie’s Publishes “eVanity” Online Catalog for Original Movie Prop “King Kong” Stop-Motion Armature

As has been covered in prior articles, an original King Kong stop-motion armature movie prop is being offered for sale at auction by Christie’s on November 24th.  Christie’s has now published an “eVanity” online brochure promoting this important piece with additional photos and details. Read more

Christie’s Entertainment Memorabilia Auction November 24, 2009 In London, Catalog Available Online

Christie’s next “Vintage Film Posters and Entertainment Memorabilia” auction (Sale 5872) will be held November 24th at South Kensington, London.  The catalog for this event can be viewed online. Read more

Christie’s Original Prop “King Kong” Stop-Motion Armature – High Resolution Photography

There has been significant interest in the King Kong stop-motion armature that is scheduled to be auctioned in Christie’s “Pop Culture” auction event on November 24, 2009 at South Kensignton, as reported on Monday (see Christie’s November 2009 Entertainment Memorabilia Auction to Feature Original Prop “King Kong” Stop-Motion Armature and UPDATE).  Christie’s has since provided the Original Prop Blog with additional high resolution photography. Read more

Christie’s November 2009 Entertainment Memorabilia Auction to Feature Original Prop “King Kong” Stop-Motion Armature

The next Christie’s “Pop Culture” auction event, scheduled for November 24, 2009 at their South Kensignton location in the UK, will feature one of the original stop-motion armatures from King Kong (1933).  This piece is expected to realize a very high price at auction, as it is an extremely important artifact from a truly classic film. Read more

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

Auction House Controversies In The News: Christie’s & China, Antiquorium & India, Julien’s Auctions & Michael Jackson

There has been a great deal of controversy in the news in the past week with regards to three unrelated auction house events, including Christie’s auction of  “national treasures” originally looted from Beijing in 1860, India’s attempt to halt the sale of Mohandas Gandhi memorabilia scheduled for auction today by Antiquorum, and Julien’s Auctions upcoming sale of Michael Jackson memorabilia (which today Jackson is threatening with lawsuit).  Read more

James Bond Original Movie Memorabilia Values Continue To Soar

Two recent public auctions have featured original James Bond memorabilia, realizing prices that continue to mark the 007 franchise as one of the most sought out and valued by collectors. Read more

Christie’s Pop Culture: Entertainment Memorabilia Auction – South Kensington, December 4, 2008 – Catalog Online

Christie’s Upcoming Pop Culture auction (Sale 5425) is set for December 4th at South Kensington in the UK as part of their “Popular Culture” department. Read more

StarWarsHelmets.com Video Review: Original “Star Wars”/”Empire Strikes Back” Stormtrooper Helmet

Jez at StarWarsHelmets.com sent me a link to an excellent “video review” of an original Stormtrooper helmet he had an opportunity to examine in 2004.  This is a very rare helmet in that it is HDPE/Polythene “Fishpond” helmets produced for Star Wars: A New Hope before changing to use of ABS material.  More, it was subsequently reused in The Empire Strikes Back, and screen-matched to a scene in the film. Read more

Last Two Weeks of June: 5 Live Auction Events Over 10 Days

There are five original prop live auction events scheduled over the next ten days, including two Bonhams auctions, a Julian’s auction, a Christie’s auction, and a Premiere Props/Hollywood Roadshow auction: Read more

Christie’s “Superman III Cape” (June 2008 Auction)

The upcoming Christie’s Pop Culture auction (Sale 21633) is set for June 25th at Rockefeller Center in New York as part of their “Popular Culture” category (see article). This sale features a Superman costume component attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in Superman III. Read more

Christie’s: Pop Culture – New York, June 25, 2008 – Catalog Online

Christie’s Upcoming Pop Culture auction (Sale 21633) is set for June 25th at Rockefeller Center in New York as part of their “Popular Culture” category.

The auction includes a wide range of items among its over 330 pieces, including many vintage or “classic” Hollywood pieces (Marilyn Monroe, Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, King Kong), an Academy Award, Walt Disney-related pieces, and more contemporary offerings, such as a number of wardrobe pieces from The Sopranos, and a Superman III cape (no provenance noted), as well as music memorabilia (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, etc.).

The catalog for the event is now online at Christies.com: Read more

Christie’s Education: Inside the World of Entertainment Memorabilia

I received an e-mail from Christie’s New York advertising their upcoming education class series “Seeing the Stars: Inside the World of Entertainment Memorabilia”. Read more

Star Trek Christie’s Lawsuit – A Four Day News Story?

As covered in several previous articles (see “Star Trek Collector Sues Christie’s, CBS & Paramount Studios for $7 Million Dollars“, “Star Trek Christie’s Lawsuit Story, Fundamentals of Authenticity, & The Mainstream Media“, “Star Trek Christie’s Lawsuit – The Official Data’s Poker Visor Description Amendment“), a collector is suing CBS and Paramount Studios and Christies for $7 million dollars, claiming that the pieces won at the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction event were “fake” or inauthentic. Read more

Star Trek Christie’s Lawsuit – The Official Data’s Poker Visor Description Amendment

As previously reported (see “Star Trek Collector Sues Christie’s, CBS & Paramount Studios for $7 Million Dollars“, “Star Trek Christie’s Lawsuit Story, Fundamentals of Authenticity, & The Mainstream Media“), a collector is suing CBS and Paramount Studios and Christies for $7 million dollars, claiming that the pieces won at the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction event were “fake” or inauthentic. Read more

Star Trek Christie’s Lawsuit Story, Fundamentals of Authenticity, & The Mainstream Media

As reported here Friday (see “Star Trek Collector Sues Christie’s, CBS & Paramount Studios for $7 Million Dollars“), a collector is suing CBS and Paramount Studios and Christies for $7 million dollars, claiming that the pieces won at the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction event were “fake” or inauthentic. Read more

Star Trek Collector Sues Christies, CBS & Paramount Studios for $7 Million Dollars

There is a news story in the New York Post about a collector who bid on and won items at the Christie’s “40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection” event in New York held in October 2006.

This was one of the biggest live auction events in the history of the hobby, with extensive press coverage. Read more

Christies Film & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction – South Kensington, December 19, 2007 – Auction Results

The results are in for today’s Film & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction held by Christies at South Kensington.

While not many original props and wardrobe pieces were offered, there appear to be very few standouts from the sale, in terms of prices realized, and many lots appear to have gone unsold. The Pierce Brosnan Goldeneye suit realized an astounding price – over $38,000 U.S., as did the C3-P0 hand, at over $43,000 U.S. Both values on these items are very high for props of their type, and may reflect the somewhat lackluster grouping of pieces offered that would be of interest to hobbyists that collect props and costumes from more modern sci-fi and action films. Plus, coming less than a week after the much larger Profiles in History auction in the U.S. was probably to the detriment of Christies. Read more

Christies Film & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction – South Kensington, December 19, 2007 – Catalog Online

The catalog is now online at Christies.com for their Film & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction at South Kensington on December 19, 2007: Read more

Christie’s South Kensington Film and Entertainment Memorabilia Auction Press Release

The following is a press release regarding next month’s Christies South Kensington Film and Entertainment Memorabilia auction on December 19, 2007: Read more

Upcoming Christies Auction NY – May 30, 2007

From Christies.com [LINK]: Read more