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Impressions, Questions: Profiles in History’s Debbie Reynolds Sale Event Raises the Bar on Values Realized at Auction

Yesterday, Profiles in History held it’s sale event liquidating the Debbie Reynolds collection, and the hobby and media at large are reeling at the prices realized at auction.  Held at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, the auction featured an incredible assortment of original wardrobe memorabilia from classic Hollywood.  Highlights include the famous “subway” dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch, which sold for more than $5.6 million (with fees), “test” ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz fetched $627,3000, Dorthy’s “test dress” sold for $1,119,300, and a bowler hat worn by Charlie Chaplin realized $135,300. [Read more…]

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Profiles in History ‘Hollywood Auction 45 – Debbie Reynolds The Auction′ Auction Catalog Available Online for Sale Event June 18th

The catalog for the Profiles in History ‘Hollywood Auction 45’ – the highly anticipated “Debbie Reynolds, The Auction” – is now available. The auction event will be held June 18th at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. [Read more…]

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Profiles in History ‘Hollywood Auction 44′ TV & Movie Prop Auction Catalog Available Online for Sale Event May 14th & 15th

The Profiles in History ‘Hollywood Auction 44’ catalog is now available.  Their next auction will be held May 14-15 at Saban Theater in Beverly Hills. [Read more…]

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Premiere Props & Hollywood Live Auctions “Scream 4 Exclusive Live Auction Event” April 16th, Catalog Online

Premiere Props, under their Hollywood Live Auctions banner, will be holding their “Exclusive Live Auction Event” of original studio assets from Scream 4 (stylized as Scre4m), which opens in theaters April 15th.  The sequel to the popular horror franchise is directed by Wes Craven and stars Courtney Cox, Neve Campbell, and Kevin Williamson. [Read more…]

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Premiere Props Updates “Hollywood Auction Extravaganza” Online Catalog with 500 More Lots for Day Two of Sale

Premiere Props has added approximately 500 additional lots to their online “Hollywood Auction Extravaganza” catalog, which comprises “Day 2” of their two-day live auction event to be held April 2nd and 3rd.  The additional movie and television memorabilia pieces include a mix of direct from studio assets and presumably consigned pieces from a variety of alternate sources.  [Read more…]

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Premiere Props “Hollywood Auction Extravaganza” Catalog Online, Television & Movie Prop and Costume Sale Event April 2nd & 3rd

The catalog for the Premiere Props “Hollywood Auction Extravaganza”, to be held April 2nd and 3rd, is now available for immediate download from their official website.  Their first event comprised of a significant percentage of consignment-based offerings, the sale includes 501 lots from a wide variety of film and television productions. [Read more…]

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Padmé “Phantom Menace”/”French & Saunders” Costume Update (BBC, Angels Costumiers, Cameo Fine Art Auctioneers, Profiles in History, eBay)

Thanks to input from readers and friends of the OPB, I have more information to share regarding the article published last night about the “Padmé” costume that appears to have been made for and used in the BBC televsion series, French & Saunders, not the film at the source of their parody, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. [Read more…]

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Padmé Costume with BBC Wardrobe Tag – “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” or “French & Saunders”? (Rebelscum Story/Discussion)

A few days ago, the popular Star Wars fan site Rebelscum published an “eBay Today Express” article about a costume attributed to use by Natalie Portman as Padmé in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999), and subsequently posted a retraction based on further research.  Per the article, it appeared to match a costume worn on the BBC series, French & Saunders in a parody Christmas 1999 episode titled “The Phantom Millennium”. [Read more…]