This is the first in a series of articles reporting on the Stembridge Armory Collection Auction in Los Angeles, hosted by Little John’s Auction Service. This was an amazing event, and I’ll be sharing in my experience via a series of articles over the next few days. [Read more…]
Little John’s Auction Service: Stembridge Collection – June 5, 2007
Little John’s Auction Service is going to be holding an auction offering pieces from the Stembridge Gun Arsenal Collection. [Read more…]
Heritage Auction Galleries & L.A. Prop & Wardrobe Company
Article Summary: A report on Rick Spector’s findings discussed on the Movie Prop Forum related to concerns of props and costumes consigned to Heritage Auction Galleries by L.A. Prop and Wardrobe being inauthentic. [Read more…]
What is “Original”?
Article Summary: This is an important article and opinion piece that outlines my own personal criteria and tests for what artifacts (props, costumes, etc.) from a production (film or television) can be considered “Original”. [Read more…]
Original Prop Provenance & Authenticity, Part I
Article Summary: This is an opinion piece discussing the basics of provenance and authenticity of original props. Topics include the definition of provenance, types of COAs (Studio, Dealer), auction house catalogs, “screen-matching”, firearm-specific information, and other considerations and issues. [Read more…]
The Hobby Without a Name…
Article Summary: An opinion piece on the fact that the hobby does not have a universally recognized proper name (Movie Props? Screen-Used Props? Prop Collecting?), and my view of what terms do and don’t make sense, to varying degrees, and why. This state of the hobby is reflective of its early development stage. [Read more…]