Space Center Houston in Texas is hosting “The Cinema of George Lucas” through September 20, 2009. The exhibition includes original props and other artifacts from the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and other films that Lucas has been involved with producing/writing/directing. [Read more…]
The Profiles in History “Hollywood Auction 35 (Hollywood Wax Museum)” and “Hollywood Auction 36 (The Forry Ackerman Collection, etc.)” catalogs are now available (as a download in PDF) for their next auction, to be held at their offices in Calabassas Hills, CA on April 30th and May 1st, 2009. [Read more…]
This article serves as an update to a number of prior articles related to Elstree Props, “The Danziger Collection” Certificates of Authenticity, “Light God” wall plaque props from Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the “Fertility Idols” marketed as authentic from the same film. [Read more…]
This is an update to an article published last week which raised questions of provenance about prop “fertility idols” attributed to Raiders of the Lost Ark that have been circulating in the marketplace, along with related issues. [Read more…]
In November 2007, a “fertility idol” attributed to Raiders of the Lost Ark, with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Nick Harrison of “Elstree Film Studios” as part of the “Danziger Collection”, was listed for sale on eBay as “an original” that was “used in the production”. A second, different fertility idol was listed on eBay yesterday with the same paperwork and provenance. [Read more…]
Profiles in History’s “Hollywood Auction 33” was held today, which offered a number of original movie and television props, costumes, and other memorabilia. The auction was held on site at the Profiles in History offices in Calabasas Hills, with off-site bidding available over the Internet via eBay Live Auctions and LiveAuctioneers, as well as direct via mail, fax, and by phone. [Read more…]
The Profiles in History “Hollywood Auction 33” catalog is now available (as a download in PDF) for their next auction, to be held at their offices in Calabassas Hills, CA on December 11, 2008. [Read more…]
I was able to find another old article from a long out of print magazine with a nice feature on Stembridge Gun Rentals, Inc. – circa 1996. This was published in the July 1996 issue of “Machine Gun News”, written by Dan Shea of Long Mountain Outfitters. [Read more…]
