Next month, Bonhams will be holding their follow-up to their annual auctions as curated by Turner Classic Movies (see 2014’s “There’s No Place Like Hollywood” and 2013’s “What Dreams Are Made Of: A Century of Movie Magic”). This year’s auction will be held on November 23rd, again in New York, with public previews in Los Angeles (November 5-8) and New York (November 20-23). [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…]
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…]
Profiles in History have published their new catalog for their “Hollywood Auction 74”. The three day auction features over 1,900 lots of mostly film and television related memorabilia, and a small mix of rock and roll lots. In the past, Profiles had as many of three such sales per year, but have evolved to having one massive annual sale. Participants can bid online at Invaluable.com. [Read more…]
Heritage Auction Galleries has published on their latest online catalog and listings for their upcoming event, “Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction – Beverly Hills #7149”, to be held September 19th – 20th in New York. The sale features 1,032 lots of music and rock and roll items and vintage/classic Hollywood stars and personally owned items/estate items. [Read more…]
Blacksparrow is hosting an auction for the David Fincher film starring Daniel Craig, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, which will conclude on September 12th. All items will start at $5 with no reserve. Per Blacksparrow, all items come directly from the production studio. [Read more…]
Ewbank’s in the UK are holding their next Entertainment & Memorabilia auction now, with their online catalog publishing and bidding concluding on September 3rd. A mix of film, television, and rock and roll, though there are many lots, the original props and costumes from film and television are few and far between – much of the offerings can be classified as general collectibles. [Read more…]
Yesterday, Heritage Auctions announced their October sale event, “Stallone – The Collection”, which garnered a lot of mainstream media coverage and interest. Strangely, the main marketing piece published was a bizarre, low budget (no budget?) video, which entailed not much more than following Sylvester Stallone around with a video camera (or maybe mobile phone shooting video?) as he seemingly pulls items out of wooden crates at random. Accompanied by bad elevator music, there is no interview or narration or questions or presentation by anyone from Heritage, as they stand around watching him indiscriminately look for pieces to hold up for the camera and come up with anecdotes to fill the silence amid the unidentified, bored-looking spectators surrounding him. I guess some might categorize it as “better than nothing”, but it certainly doesn’t do justice to one of the biggest box office icons of all-time. [Read more…]