This article continues coverage of Superman costumes and costume components offered for sale publicly in the marketplace attributed to use in the Superman films of the 70s-80s starring Christopher Reeve and characterized as “original” and “authentic”.
There are two new features today on Forbes.com related to the original prop collecting hobby. One, “Behind the Scenes with an Obsessive Collector”, outlines Joseph Maddalena’s origins of acquiring an interest in collecting movie memorabilia, and his own lifelong pursuit for the broomstick from The Wizard of Oz. The other, “Inside the Search for Dorothy’s Slippers”, shares the story of the ruby slippers stolen from Michael Shaw in 2005. [Read more…]
The Prada dress and Gina shoes worn by Olga Kurylenko in the latest James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, sold for £7,000 in a charity auction event to benefit the Muir Maxwell Trust. The “Casino Royale” event raised a total of £400,000 in the organization’s efforts to support to children and their families coping with severe epilepsy. [Read more…]
There is a nice cover feature article in the latest issue of Robot magazine, “Fred Barton: The Man Behind Hollywood’s Robotic Roots”, which shares Mr. Barton’s story of how he came to restore one of the original Robby the Robots from Forbidden Planet. [Read more…]
Bonhams will be offering the Lotus Esprit Coupé used in the James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me in their December 1, 2008 auction in Olympia, London. [Read more…]
I’ve noticed a number of trends on the rise of late, in the marketing and sale of original movie and television props and costumes in the marketplace, that are to the detriment of consumer hobbyists. [Read more…]
Rock Island Auction Company is holding their “Premiere Firearms Auction” December 6, 7, and 8 in Moline, IL. Among the 2,700 lots of “historical, rare and unique firearms” are a few pieces previously sold at the Little John’s “World Famous Stembridge Armory Collection“. [Read more…]
Rick Spector of Stairway to the Stars directed me to an interesting article on the Maine Antique Digest website about art dealers who have plead guilty to a scheme involving their passing off art with manufactured origins, fictitious artist names and identities, and fraudulent certificates of authenticity (COAs). [Read more…]