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October 11, 2008 By Jason DeBord

Superman Costume Matrix: Auction House/Dealer Website Public Offerings, Version 1.4

This work product is part of the ongoing series of articles about Superman costumes in the marketplace, tracking public auction house sales of costume items attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s (see category Market Watch : Superman). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Market Watch, Superman, Tracking Matrix Tagged With: american memorabilia, archive, armando alvarez, auction, authentic, authenticity, bermans & nathans, bonhams, christies, christopher reeve, coa, Costume, Film, guernsey's, Heritage, house, jim hambrick, letter, memorabilia, Movie, Original, profiles in history, Provenance, r&r auctions, reference, salkind, sotheby's, suit, super hollywood, super museum, superhollywood, superman, supermuseum, Wardrobe

October 4, 2008 By Jason DeBord

Signature House Entertainment Memorabilia Auctions – Questions, Observations

Signature House (on eBay and their own website) is offering a number of movie and television props and wardrobe items for sale on eBay Live Auctions, in their Auction XXXV – Autographs & Memorabilia Auction, with live bidding on October 11-12, 2008.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Market Watch, Superman Tagged With: antiquities, auction, bamboo, blanket, cape, charlie chaplin, Costume, event, fearlessgreen, fearless_green, fedora, Film, george reeves, hat, indiana jones, Las Vegas, letter of authenticity, letter of provenance, memorabilia, mgm, Movie, movie prop forum, Prop, Provenance, robe, Robert Nievoehner, Robert Niewoehner, signature house, sotheby's, stairway to the stars, stetson, superman, Television, temple of doom, united artist, Wardrobe, warner bros, western costume

August 28, 2008 By Jason DeBord

Sotheby’s Refuses to Return Consignment Following Ownership Dispute

There is an article at Maine Antique Digest about a dispute over a Thomas Jefferson letter consigned to the Sotheby’s auction house – the Attorney General of the state of New Jersey sent a letter to Sotheby’s prior to the auction event, claiming ownership of the document.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Mainstream Media: Online, Newspapers, News and Events Tagged With: attorney general, auction house, court, filing, lawyers, legal department, legislature, maine antique digest, profiles in history, sotheby's

August 8, 2008 By Jason DeBord

Superman Costume Matrix: Auction House/Dealer Website Public Offerings, Version 1.3

This work product is part of the ongoing series of articles about Superman costumes in the marketplace, tracking public auction house sales of costume items attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s (see “Questions About Superman Costumes in the Marketplace: Authenticity, Sources, Quantity“). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Market Watch, Superman, Tracking Matrix Tagged With: american memorabilia, archive, auction, authentic, authenticity, bermans & nathans, bonhams, christies, christopher reeve, coa, Costume, Film, guernsey's, Heritage, house, letter, memorabilia, Movie, Original, profiles in history, Provenance, r&r auctions, reference, salkind, sotheby's, suit, superman, Wardrobe

July 6, 2008 By Jason DeBord

Superman Costume Matrix: Auction House/Dealer Website Public Offerings, Version 1.2

This work product is part of the ongoing series of articles about Superman costumes in the marketplace, tracking public auction house sales of costume items attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s (see “Questions About Superman Costumes in the Marketplace: Authenticity, Sources, Quantity“). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Market Watch, Superman, Tracking Matrix Tagged With: american memorabilia, archive, auction, authentic, authenticity, bermans & nathans, bonhams, christies, christopher reeve, coa, Costume, Film, guernsey's, Heritage, house, letter, memorabilia, Movie, Original, profiles in history, Provenance, r&r auctions, reference, salkind, sotheby's, suit, superman, Wardrobe

April 17, 2008 By Jason DeBord

Star Trek: The Original Series Props – Auction House Archive, Part 1

As noted in recent articles, there are many Star Trek “Original Series” (1966-1969) era prop replicas that have been traded in the marketplace as authentic, fooling experts, dealers, and auction houses, as well as collectors.

As a result, there are profound challenges in authenticating the iconic, high value props from this classic television series, especially the Tricorder, Communicator, and Phaser. The current ’state of the marketplace’ poses a significant potential risk for Star Trek collectors who could inadvertently buy an inauthentic piece.

The most productive manner in which collectors can help other collectors to mitigate this risk is by talking to one another, sharing information, and spreading awareness of the ’state of the marketplace’ for these types of props and underscoring the importance of formal and thorough authentication.

I thought it would be productive to catalog and archive information relevant to these props. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Market Watch, Star Trek Tagged With: auction, authentic, bonhams, christies, coa, design, ebay, Film, Fraud, Hollywood, house, kirk, leather, mark english, memorabilia, Original, paramount, phaser, photos, pistol, profiles in history, Prop, Provenance, replica, resolution, screen, season, series, sotheby's, spock, star, Television, trek, tricorder, tv

March 13, 2008 By Jason DeBord

Original Superman Costume Auction House Reference Archive Part 3: Guernsey’s, Heritage, American Memorabilia, R&R Auctions

This is a continuation of researching past public auction house events to collect and share information about Superman costumes offered for sale historically. These are limited to costumes offered for sale in the marketplace that were attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s, with the exception of a few “Superboy” costumes to serve as a reference and point of comparison in appearance and sources, etc.

With this focus, I began with Profiles in History (see “…Part 1“), continued with Christie’s and Bonhams (see “…Part 2“), and include pieces offered by Guernsey’s, Heritage Auction Galleries, American Memorabilia, and R&R Auctions with today’s article. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Armando Alvarez (Super Hollywood), Market Watch, Superman Tagged With: archive, auction, authentic, bonhams, christies, Costume, ebay, guernsey's, Heritage, house, Original, Photo, photograph, profiles in history, reeve, reference, resolution, sotheby's, superman, Wardrobe

March 11, 2008 By Jason DeBord

Original Superman Costume Auction House Reference Archive Part 2: Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams

This is a continuation of researching past public auction house events to collect and share information about Superman costumes offered for sale historically. These are limited to costumes offered for sale in the marketplace that were attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s, with the exception of a few “Superboy” costumes to serve as a reference and point of comparison in appearance and sources, etc.

With this focus, I began with Profiles in History and with this article (see “…Part 1“), will continue with Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. While the Profiles in History article included fairly high resolution scans of the actual pages from the auction catalog, some of these are lower resolution and photo-only, depending on the source. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Market Watch, Superman Tagged With: archive, auction, authentic, bonhams, christies, Costume, ebay, guernsey's, house, Original, Photo, photograph, profiles in history, reeve, reference, resolution, sotheby's, superman, Wardrobe

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