In performing research for my continuing series of past public auction house events, archiving and sharing information about Superman costumes offered for sale historically (of costumes attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s), I noticed a change on one of the “Auction Archives” listings on the Heritage Auction Galleries website. [Read more…]
Profiles in History Hollywood Auction 31 Hardcopy Catalog Out
The hardcopy catalog for Profiles in History’s Hollywood Auction 31 is out: [Read more…]
Guernsey’s Pugliese Pop Culture Collection Auction: Terms and Conditions
Given past articles discussing Terms and Conditions of auction houses and/or auction events (see “Auction House Buying Considerations, Part I: Overview“, “…Part II: Chandelier Bid Legislation“, “…Part III: Bonhams“), I thought it might be worthwhile to highlight and comment on the terms for the upcoming Guernsey’s Pugliese Prop Culture Collection auction, to be held at the Palm in Las Vegas March 15-16, 2008.
Here are key excerpts from the Terms and Conditions from the live auction listings (at LiveAuctioneers.com): [Read more…]
Profiles in History Hollywood Auction 31 Catalog Available Online
The catalog for Profiles in History’s Hollywood Auction 31 is available for download from www.ProfilesInHistory.com: [Read more…]
Guernsey’s Pugliese Pop Culture Collection Auction: HD Images from Today Show Feature
Here are a few HD screencaps from the Today Show broadcast aired this morning (see prior article for videos). This is only from the second segment, as I don’t believe the first segment airs in my market. All are 1920×1080 (click for high resolution). [Read more…]
Guernsey’s Pugliese Pop Culture Collection Auction: Featured on the Today Show
The broadcast of The Today Show featured a preview of Guernsey’s Pugliese Prop Culture Collection auction, to be held at the Palm in Las Vegas March 15-16, 2008.
Here are links to the two video segments hosted on the Today Show website: [Read more…]
Barret-Jackson Collector Car Auction Event: Palm Beach, FL – March 26-30, 2008
Barrett-Jackson is holding a Collector Car Event in Palm Beach, Florida from March 26-30, 2008. This auction will include 600 vehicles at auction, all no reserve, and will be broadcast on Speed.
This auction will include some cars used in television programs, including 13 cars from The Sopranos and “Super KITT” and “Attack Mode KITT” from the recent Knight Rider NBC special which aired this month. [Read more…]
Profiles in History, Star Wares Featured on CBS News Sunday Morning
I missed the broadcast, but if I can find the video on the Internet, I’ll post an update with the link.
In any event, Bill Geist of CBS visited both Profiles in History and StarWares in covering movie props and costumes, given that tonight is the Academy Awards.
While I can only speak to the print version of the story, it is somewhat typical of mainstream media coverage of the hobby – focused on price and value with no mention of the importance of authentication.
The print version of the story appears in it’s entirety at CBSNews.com (LINK): [Read more…]