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March 6, 2018 By Jason DeBord

UNSOLD: James Dean “Rebel Without A Cause” Red Jacket Fails To Sell In High Profile “Palm Beach Modern Auctions” Event

Palm Beach Modern Auctions received a lot of press in the mainstream media in the past few weeks for their red jacket attributed to the classic James Dean film, Rebel Without A Cause.  The $400,000-$600,000 pre-sale estimate would imply that the jacket must have been worn by the star during production of the film…  Perhaps the provenance supplied by the auction house was unconvincing, since it failed to sell at auction.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Market Watch, News and Events, Palm Beach Modern Auctions Tagged With: auction house, authentic, authentication, bidder, chester L roberts, Costume, ernest h dambres, fake, florida, hobe sound, hollywood museum of motion pictures, jacket, james dean, leon roberts, letter of authenticity, michael scott, modern auctions, news, nylon, obituary, Original, palm beach, palm beach modern auctions, passed, provenancy, rebel without a cause, red, reserve price, results, rico baca, sale, unsold, Wardrobe, wardrobe department, wardrobe supervisor

February 12, 2018 By Jason DeBord

IfOnly & Lucasfilm Auction Off Screen-Used Star Wars Stormtrooper Helmets for Charity

IfOnly, the “marketplace for incredible experiences… that benefit worthy causes around the world” has put up quite an interesting set of auctions for fans of the newest Star Wars trilogy put out by Disney.  It’s very rare for any “screen-used” helmets from any Star Wars film to be released officially via LucasFilm, and this month with IfOnly there is not just one but two “screen-used First Order stormtrooper helmets from The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi”.  Also up for sale is a Porg “limited-edition creature artist’s maquette”.  Proceeds from these auctions ending on February 22nd benefit Tipping Point’s Emergency Relief Fund.  Note that the terms explain that these pieces of memorabilia can never be resold by the winning bidders. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Charity & Fundraisers, News and Events Tagged With: auction, charity, First Order, helmet, ifonly, Lucasfilm, memorabilia, porg, screen-used, screenused, star wars, stormtrooper, the force awakens, the last jedi

February 4, 2018 By Jason DeBord

ScreenUsed to Open “ScreenUsed Outlet” in Canoga Park, California

In their latest newsletter, ScreenUsed have made a few big announcements as they enter the 15th year of their business – a new logo and a new brick and mortar store in Canoga Park, California. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, News and Events, ScreenBid Tagged With: apparel, canoga park, clothing, Costumes, desi dosantos, Film, grand opening, jeff castillo, memorabilia, Movie, outlet, screenused, screenused outlet, store, studio, Television, tv, Wardrobe

January 25, 2018 By Jason DeBord

Auction Buyer Files Lawsuit Against Profiles in History Over Tony Soprano Costume from Final Episode of “The Sopranos”

A customer of Profiles in History, Dwight Manley, has this week filed a lawsuit against the auction house in Los Angeles Superior Court.  Manley is suing over a costume worn by James Gandolfini in the final episode of The Sopranos, and has also named The Golden Closet as a Defendant as the company was the consignor of the item in question.  His complaint alleges fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of express warranty.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Fraud in the News, Golden Closet, News and Events, Profiles in History Tagged With: auction, auction catalog, auction house, breach, calabassas, catalog, complaint, Costume, defendant, description, dwight manley, Fraud, Golden Closet, hbo, holsten's, james gandolfini, joe maddalena, joe maddelena, last episode, lawsuit, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court, made in america, Misrepresentation, orange county, Plaintiff, production, profiles in history, screen worn, screen-used, superior court, the golden closet, the sopranos, Wardrobe

December 11, 2017 By Jason DeBord

Screenbid’s “The Official Spider-Man: Homecoming Suit Auction” Benefiting Toys for Tots

Arguably the most exciting piece that ScreenBid has brought to auction to date is this original Spider-Man costume worn by Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and provided by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE).  The timed online-only auction is scheduled to end on December 18th at 6:00 AM PST.  90% of the hammer price from the auction (prior to 24% buyer’s premium) will benefit Toys for Tots Foundation. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, News and Events, ScreenBid Tagged With: 2017, auction, authentic, charity, Costume, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, mcu, online auction, Original, screen-used, ScreenBid, sony, sony pictures home entertainment, sphe, spider-man, spider-man suit, spider-man: homecoming, suit, tom holland, toys for tots, Wardrobe

November 21, 2017 By Jason DeBord

Bonhams Breaks Auction Records with $5.375 Million for “Robby the Robot” Movie Prop From “Forbidden Planet”

Bonhams today sold a collection of movie props from the 1956 science fiction classic film “Forbidden Planet”, with “Robby the Robot” as the centerpiece”, for an astounding $5.375 million dollars (including buyer premium).  Part of their “TCM Presents… Out of This World! auction” in New York, the auction house has declared it is a world record as “the most valuable movie prop ever sold at auction”. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Bonhams, News and Events Tagged With: 2017, auction, bonhams, forbidden planet, jeep, leslie nielsen, memorabilia, mgm, million, robby the robot, sale, sci-fi, science fiction, world record

November 21, 2017 By Jason DeBord

Profiles in History “Superman: The Auction” Coming December 19th

Profiles in History will be holding their “Superman: The Auction” event on December 19th.  Included are some costumes and props from a variety of Superman franchise related film and television properties.  The sale includes 73 lots in total.  Participants can bid online at Invaluable.com. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, News and Events, Profiles in History Tagged With: auction, catalog, Costume, Film, memorabilia, Movie, movie prop, profiles in history, Prop, superman, superman costume, Wardrobe

November 21, 2017 By Jason DeBord

Ewbanks “Ray Harryhausen – The Personal Collection of Tony Dalton” Auction Happening December 13th

Ewbanks in England will be holding their “Ray Harryhausen – The Personal Collection of Tony Dalton” auction.  The catalog is now available online and you can check out the 140 lots from Tony Dalton, friend of Ray Harryhausen and his biographer. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Bonhams, News and Events Tagged With: auction, catalog, ewbanks, Film, memorabilia, models, Movie, movie prop, Prop, Ray Harryhausen, sale

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