Profiles in History have announced their latest “Hollywood Auction” event, built upon a 672 page auction catalog featuring 1,981 lots. Participants can bid online at Invaluable.com. The three-day auction will be held June 26th, 27th, and 28th. [Read more…]
Bonhams will be holding their “Entertainment Memorabilia” (auction 24240) auction will be held on June 28th in Knightsbridge. This sale includes 186 lots featuring a mix of film/television as well as rock and roll and popular music related memorabilia. [Read more…]
Heritage Auction Galleries’ latest online catalog and listings for their upcoming event, “Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction” will be held in Beverly Hills on June 17th & 18th. The sale features 796 lots of music and rock and roll items and vintage/classic Hollywood stars and personally owned items/estate items. [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…]
As I’ve mentioned many, many times, there are always countless fake/replica/reproduction props and costumes listed on eBay as “authentic” and “genuine” and used on this or that television show or in a certain movie. So even if I took it upon myself to make note of these as a full-time job, I could never cover everything. But it is particularly irksome when someone contacts me directly to help authenticate a prop or collection – which I did for free – only to see it show up on eBay a few days after informing him it is a replica, being offered as “an original” and “not a reproduction prop” and “the real thing and very valuable”… I informed him that my expert’s opinion was that the piece was “a replica” and explained why and that these pieces were of little value. Not the $8,500 Buy It Now price on eBay. I even provided links to online collecting communities for further opinion and additional resources. [Read more…]