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Catalog Now Online for Julien’s Auctions Collection of Props from the Lord of the Rings (“Trilogy Collection”) Sale on December 5th

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As reported in early October, Julien’s Auctions will be holding their “The Trilogy Collection: Props & Costumes from Middle Earth” sale on December 5th, and the catalog for this event is now available online in FlipBook form as well as a download in PDF format.  The sale features the largest offering of original material (props, costumes, and other original assets) from a single collector from the trilogy of movies directed by Peter Jackson (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King) and based on the J.R.R. Tolkien best-selling fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings.  The catalog weighs in at 121 pages with 92 lots, all part of a single franchise sale which is fairly rare in this art market, given the size, scope, and sale of the offerings. [Read more…]

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Julien’s Auctions ‘Icons and Idols’ Movie Prop Guns Supplemental: James Bond 007’s Walther PPK from “Licence to Kill”, Al Pacino’s Colt from Michael Mann’s “Heat”, Pam Grier’s .38 Detective Special from Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown” and More

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Since I have been publishing the Original Prop Blog for about six and a half years as a free resource to the public, I thought I would add one article (about of about 1,645 to date) to make note of and promote a few of my own auction consignments in the upcoming Julien’s Auctions “Icons and Idols” sale taking place in Beverly Hills on November 8th, 9th, and 10th.  Items from my personal collection included in this sale include six movie prop pistols: a Walther PPK used by Timothy Dalton as James Bond in Licence To Kill, a Colt pistol used by Al Pacino in Michael Mann’s Heat, the .38 Detective Special pistol used by both Pam Grier and Robert Forester in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, a customized pistol used by Bridget Fonda in Point Of No Return, a Winchester shotgun used by Juliette Lewis In Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers, and a Glock 17 pistol used by Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in The Bourne Ultimatum. [Read more…]

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Julien’s Auctions ‘Icons and Idols’ Estate of William Travilla and Hollywood Catalogs Online, Event to be Held in Beverly Hills November 8th, 9th, & 10th

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Julien’s Auctions has published the online catalog for their upcoming sale – “Icons and Idols” – which will be held at their Beverly Hills gallery on November 8th, 9th, and 10th.  The first day of the three days of auction will feature Property from the Estate of William Travilla, which includes over 400 items encompassing original costumes, costume sketches, awards, and more.  This collection will be on exhibit at Newbridge Silverware’s Museum of Style Icons in Ireland prior to the sale.  The following two days will feature a variety of Hollywood memorabilia with 800 lots including Clayton Moore’s Lone Ranger mask, a 1942 Academy Award, and a number of items from Marilyn Monroe, Stan Laurel, Mary Pickford, Cyd Charisse, Walter Matthau, and more.

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Julien’s Auctions Announces Historic Sale of Collection of Props from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, with Exhibition at Newbridge in Ireland and Auction Set for December 5th

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Julien’s Auctions today announced “The Trilogy Collection: Props & Costumes from Middle Earth”.  The auction event is scheduled for December 5th at their showroom in Beverly Hills.  The offering boasts the largest offering of original material (props, costumes, and other original assets) from a single collector from the trilogy of movies directed by Peter Jackson (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King) and based on the J.R.R. Tolkien best-selling fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings.  Material from the films include Frodo’s “Sting” sword, Gimli’s axe, Aragorn’s sword, Gandalf’s staff, and more. [Read more…]

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Julien’s Auctions ‘Hollywood Legends’ Catalog Online, Event to be Held in Beverly Hills April 5th & 6th

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Julien’s Auctions has published the online catalog for their upcoming sale – “Hollywood Legends” – which will be held at their Beverly Hills gallery on April 5th & 6th.

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Southern California’s NBC-4 “I-Team” Investigation into Julien’s Auctions Michael Jackson Autographs from Costume Designer Michael Bush

NBC-4 in Southern California have broadcast a report on their news program and published an accompanying story on their official site looking into claims made by third parties that items offered for sale by Julien’s Auctions, sourced from Michael Jackson’s costume designer Michael Bush, feature Michael Jackson autographs that are not authentic.  [Read more…]

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Julien’s Auctions ‘Icons and Idols Hollywood’ Catalog Online, Event to be Held in Beverly Hills November 9th & 10th

Julien’s Auctions has published the online catalog for their upcoming sale – “Icons and Idols Hollywood” auction, which will be held at their Beverly Hills gallery on November 9th and 10th.

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Julien’s Auctions ‘Property from the Estate of Greta Garbo’ Catalog Online, Event to be Held in Beverly Hills December 14th-15th

Julien’s Auctions has published the online catalog for their upcoming sale – “Property from the Estate of Greta Garbo”, which will be held at their Beverly Hills gallery on Friday, December 14th and Saturday, December 15th.

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