Premiere Props have listed their next auction as part of their “Hollywood Extravaganza XVIII”. The one-day auction is scheduled for June 27th, marketing 600 lots (though with two weeks to go, only 68 appear on the iCollector listing). As with past auctions, the sale includes a mix of original props, costumes, and other film and television artifacts, as well as general Hollywood Memorabilia and a lot of replicas/reproductions/toys. [Read more…]
Blacksparrow Auctions will be holding their “I Love Lucy Auction” online-only auction this month, which concludes on April 16th. The auction features original costumes, props, manuscripts, photos, posters, costumes sketches and autographs from Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. [Read more…]
Prop Store will be holding their “Rick Baker: Monster Maker” live auction event at Hilton – Universal City on May 29th. The official sale, under partnership with the legendary Rick Baker, boasts more than 400 pieces from his personal archive covering 50 productions over 30 years. None of this material has been released to the public prior to this no reserve auction. You can pre-order the print catalog via their official website today. [Read more…]
Premiere Props have listed their next auction with online bidding partners iCollector, LiveAuctioneers, and Invaluable as part of their “Hollywood Extravaganza XVII”. The one-day auction is scheduled for March 28th with nearly 1,000 lots. As with past auctions, the sale includes a mix of original props, costumes, and other film and television artifacts, as well as general Hollywood Memorabilia and a lot of replicas/reproductions/toys. [Read more…]
Premiere Props have listed their next auction with online bidding partners iCollector, LiveAuctioneers, and Invaluable as part of their “Hollywood VIP Auction IV”. The one-day auction is scheduled for February 7th with over 700 lots. As with past auctions, the sale includes a mix of original props, costumes, and other film and television artifacts, as well as general Hollywood Memorabilia and a lot of replicas/reproductions/toys. [Read more…]
Premiere Props have listed their next auction with online bidding partners iCollector, LiveAuctioneers, and Invaluable as part of their “Hollywood Extravaganza XVI”. The one-day auction is scheduled for December 6th with over 500 lots. As with past auctions, the sale includes a mix of original props, costumes, and other film and television artifacts, as well as general Hollywood Memorabilia and a lot of replicas/reproductions/toys. [Read more…]
The past week has been a significant one for the original television and movie prop, wardrobe, and asset art market, with two of the biggest dealers in the business having their own live auction events. This marked the first big live auction for Prop Store, which held it’s “Auction of Film & Television Artefacts” on the 16th, and Profiles in History had a multi-day event for their “Hollywood Auction 65” and their Expendables Auction (“Hollywood Auction 67 & 68” – yes, the naming/numbering is confusing… see prior article). With over 2,600 lots offered for sale collectively, it provides an opportunity for some analysis of each sale on its own merits as well as comparing and contrasting the different companies and their approach with the marketplace. [Read more…]
In support of their upcoming live auction event, Prop Store has produced a number of high quality videos showcasing some of the props, costumes, vehicles, and other production items that comprise their “Live Auction of Film & Television Artefacts” sale, which will conclude on October 16th. I’ve often lamented the poor quality photos used by some of the auction houses in their respective auctions for television and movie memorabilia, so I thought the fact that Prop Store has gone to the other extreme – with extensive high definition videos – that it warranted a mention herein, as it is a positive step forward for this particular art market. [Read more…]