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February 3, 2016 By Jason DeBord

Luke Skywalker Movie Prop Blaster from “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” Fails to Sell at Nate D. Sanders Auction

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A stunt blaster prop attributed to use by Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back failed to attract any bids at it’s hopeful $200,000 starting price in the most recent Nate D. Sanders auction last week.  Though featuring an interesting history and a prior sale at Sotheby’s, as well as a lot of mainstream media attention leading up to the auction (see CNBC, CBS, Reuters, MSN, EW, Daily Mail, NBC, etc.), the “jackpot” reserve strategy employed by Hollywood memorabilia auction houses that I’ve frequently written about seemed to be the barrier to sale. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Movie Guns, Nate D Sanders, News and Events, Star Wars Tagged With: 2016, auction, auction estimate, blaster, empire strikes back, estimate, jackpot estimate, live auction, luke skywalker, mark hamill, memorabilia, Movie, movie prop, nate d. sanders, Nate Sanders, Prop, reserve, sale, star wars

July 28, 2014 By Jason DeBord

Nate D. Sanders Withdraws “Prototype” Star Wars Stormtrooper Prop Helmet with Andrew Ainsworth Provenance from Upcoming Auction

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Four days ago, Original Prop Blog published an article (LINK) noting the Daily Mail wrote a piece promoting a Stormtrooper helmet auction in the Nate D. Sanders auction concluding this coming Thursday.  The helmet had been described as a “prototype” from the original 1977 Star Wars film, with provenance from Andrew Ainsworth.  Original Prop Blog has published a number of articles about these “prototype” helmets sold into the marketplace over the years, and reported in June that Christie’s withdrew one of these from their auctions at the time.  Now, Nate D. Sanders has withdrawn this one from it’s own auction (though, as reported, it failed to sell in their March auction and in subsequent eBay auctions). [Read more…]

Filed Under: "Prototype" Stormtrooper Helmets (AA, Andrew Ainsworth), Auction Houses and Dealers, LFL, Ainsworth, Stormtrooper Helmets, Nate D Sanders, Stormtrooper Helmets Tagged With: 2014, andrew ainsworth, armor, armour, Art, auction, authenitc, authentic, bonhams, brian muir, case, christies, copyright, Costume, court, daily mail, darth vader, design, event, frown, gary kurtz, george lucas, helmet, high court, imperial, ip, john mollo, journalism, lawsuit, legal, live auctions, liz moore, london, Lucasfilm, mainstream media, marketplace, nate d. sanders, Nate Sanders, norman reynolds, Original, production, profiles in history, Prop, prop store of london, prototype, ralph mcquarrie, replica, replica prop forum, rights, royal courts of justice, rpf, ruling, screen-used, sculpt, sds, shepperton design studios, sketch, star wars, stormtrooper, trademark, trial, u.s., uk, Wardrobe, withdrawn

July 24, 2014 By Jason DeBord

Daily Mail Piece on Nate D. Sanders “Super-Rare Prototype” Stormtrooper Helmet from Andrew Ainsworth’s Work on Star Wars

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The Daily Mail must be an easy get for a puff piece on movie prop memorabilia, going by their latest article on the “prototype” stormtrooper helmet being put up for auction (again) by Nate D Sanders this month.  It reads as though it was repurposed from the auction house material, without the benefit of any third party analysis or questions about the provenance of the item.  A similar helmet was pulled from auction by Christie’s last month, and their have been questions raised about the background of these “prototype” stormtrooper helmets attributed to Andrew Ainsworth’s work on Star Wars: A New Hope going back for years now. [Read more…]

Filed Under: "Prototype" Stormtrooper Helmets (AA, Andrew Ainsworth), Auction Houses and Dealers, LFL, Ainsworth, Stormtrooper Helmets, Mainstream Media: Online, Newspapers, Market Watch, Nate D Sanders, News and Events, Star Wars, Stormtrooper Helmets Tagged With: 2014, andrew ainsworth, armor, armour, Art, auction, authenitc, authentic, bonhams, brian muir, case, christies, copyright, Costume, court, daily mail, darth vader, design, event, frown, gary kurtz, george lucas, helmet, high court, imperial, ip, john mollo, journalism, lawsuit, legal, live auctions, liz moore, london, Lucasfilm, mainstream media, marketplace, nate d. sanders, Nate Sanders, norman reynolds, Original, production, profiles in history, Prop, prop store of london, prototype, ralph mcquarrie, replica, replica prop forum, rights, royal courts of justice, rpf, ruling, screen-used, sculpt, sds, shepperton design studios, sketch, star wars, stormtrooper, trademark, trial, u.s., uk, Wardrobe

February 27, 2014 By Jason DeBord

Nate D. Sanders Turns $7,000 eBay Auction Win into $50,000 In Less Than Two Months with “Jaws” Memorabilia Lot

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Sometimes I get busy and simply don’t have the time to publish a preview of each and every auction, particularly ongoing, monthly, online-only auctions (though I list everything of relevance that I am aware of in my monthly auction calendar feature).  This site and my efforts here are all done essentially pro bono (any advertising revenue collected does not come close to offsetting my costs accrued over the years), so I’m always a bit surprised when dealers get demanding with me for overlooking whatever for profit endeavor that they expect me to promote for them (gratis), especially when they’ve never made any contribution to the resource that is this website….  In any event, I was on the receiving end of e-mails and a phone call from the people at Nate D. Sanders in the past few weeks for not previewing their February auction (which is listed in my February calendar); said auction ended yesterday.  One of the notable sales was a collection of Jaws memorabilia, but more interesting to me was that the lot that realized $50,000 with Nate D. Sanders could have been had for around $7,000 at public auction on eBay two months ago. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Nate D Sanders, News and Events Tagged With: 1974, auction, auction calendar, call sheets, dealer, ebay, Film, flip, hammer, jaws, memorabilia, Movie, nate d. sanders, Nate Sanders, photos, price, profit, Prop, realized, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, shark, sold, steven spielberg

October 19, 2013 By Jason DeBord

Nate D. Sanders ‘Fine Autographs & Memorabilia′ Auction Catalog Available for Online Sale Ending October 29th

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Nate D. Sanders will be concluding their next online auction on October 29th and the catalog for this event is available on their official site. About 100 of nearly 800 lots is material under the banner of “Hollywood Memorabilia”. Their highlight from this auction is Bruce Lee memorabilia, as well as a variety of Hollywood and historical memorabilia, including props, costumes, set pieces, awards, and other material. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Nate D Sanders, News and Events Tagged With: 2013, Academy Award, auction, autographs, bruce lee, coa, Costume, documents, ephemera, memorabilia, Movie, movie costume, movie prop, nate d. sanders, online, oscar, photos, poster, posters, Prop, sale, scripts, statue

September 18, 2013 By Jason DeBord

Nate D. Sanders ‘Fine Autographs & Memorabilia′ Auction Catalog Available for Online Sale Ending September 26th

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Nate D. Sanders will be concluding their next online auction on September 26th and the catalog for this event is available on their official site. Over 500 of more than 2,500 lots is material under the banner of “Hollywood”.  Their highlight from this auction is Captain Kangaroo’s Bunny Rabbit & Mr. Moose Puppets, as well as a variety of Hollywood and historical memorabilia, including props, costumes, set pieces, awards, and other material. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Nate D Sanders, News and Events Tagged With: 2013, Academy Award, auction, autographs, bunny rabbit, captain kangaroo, coa, Costume, documents, ephemera, memorabilia, Movie, movie costume, movie prop, mr. moose, nate d. sanders, online, oscar, photos, poster, posters, Prop, sale, scripts, statue

August 18, 2013 By Jason DeBord

Nate D. Sanders ‘Fine Autographs & Memorabilia′ Auction Catalog Available for Online Sale Ending August 29th

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Nate D. Sanders will be concluding their next online auction on August 29th and the catalog for this event is available on their official site. Over 300 of more than 1,100 lots is material under the banner of “Hollywood”.  A highlight of the auction is a jacket from Western Costume worn by Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins as well as a variety of Hollywood and historical memorabilia, including props, costumes, set pieces, awards, and other material. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Nate D Sanders, News and Events Tagged With: 2013, auction, autographs, coa, Costume, documents, ephemera, memorabilia, milton berle, Movie, movie costume, movie prop, nate d. sanders, online, photos, poster, posters, Prop, sale, scripts

July 14, 2013 By Jason DeBord

Nate D. Sanders ‘Fine Autographs & Memorabilia′ Auction Catalog Available for Online Sale Ending June 27th

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Nate D. Sanders will be concluding their next online auction on July 23rd and the catalog for this event is available on their official site. Over 600 of more than 2,400 lots is material under the banner of “Hollywood”. The auction includes a lot of material previously owned by Milton Berle and a variety of Hollywood and historical memorabilia, including props, costumes, set pieces, awards, and other material.  Highlights include a blouse owned by Marilyn Monroe and a costume worn by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Nate D Sanders, News and Events Tagged With: 2013, auction, autographs, coa, Costume, documents, ephemera, memorabilia, milton berle, Movie, movie costume, movie prop, nate d. sanders, online, photos, poster, posters, Prop, sale, scripts

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