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Heritage Auctions Music & Entertainment catalog now online 0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on November 23, 2011 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
Heritage Auctions Music and Entertainment Signature Auction catalog is online. The auction consists of 483 lots of music and entertainment memorabilia including the “Meet the Beatles” LP pictured left, with a minimum bid of $37,500. The auction takes place December 13th at Heritage Auctions 3500 Maple Avenue Dallas, TX. *Photos ©Heritage Auctions... more.
Julien’s Auctions Icons & Idols, North Carolwood Drive catalogs online 0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on under Featured, Forum, Highlights
Julien's Auctions "Icons and Idols Hollywood", "Icons and Idols, Rock and Roll", and "100 North Carolwood Drive" auction catalogs are now online. December 1st and 2nd is the "Hollywood" section consisting of 811 lots. December 3rd and 4th is for the "Rock and Roll" section consisting of 894 lots. December 17th is the "100 North Carolwood Drive" auction, which consist... more.
Profiles in History “Icons of Hollywood & Animation” PDF’s now online 0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on November 22, 2011 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
Profiles in History's "Icons of Hollywood" & "Icons of Animation" PDF catalogs are now available for download. "Icons of Hollywood" is being held December 15th & 16th at The Paley Center for Media 465 North Beverly Drive Beverly Hills, CA. The auction consists of 1,209 lots with original props, costumes, artwork, photography, and more from Hollywood's history. "Icons ... more.
December Movie Memorabila Mania 0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on November 21, 2011 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
December 2011 will be remembered as one of the largest auction months for Hollywood movie memorabilia ever. Multiple genres are represented by various auction houses offering items from film, celebrities, and pop memorabilia. There literally is something of interest for everyone. Below is a summary of the auction houses and their December auctions dealing with movie, entertainment,... more.
“Sons of Anarchy” motorcycle to be auctioned for charity 0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on November 20, 2011 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
Sons of Anarchy is the hit television television series about the lives of a renegade motorcycle club from Charming, (a fictional town) California. The show follows the Teller-Morrow family as well as the other members of Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original (SAMCRO), their families, as well as the townspeople of Charming. The show was created by screenwriter, p... more.
Exclusive: Profiles in History “Icons of Hollywood” pre auction photos 0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on November 19, 2011 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
The auction catalog for Profiles in History's December 15th, 16th, & 17th "Icons of Hollywood" has not been sent yet, but Movie Prop Collectors has photos of some of the items for Movie Prop Collectors readers. The left hand side photo ©Profiles in History, is a sample of the auction catalog. It is Lot #860, Thomas Wilson's Griff Tannen remote control Pitbull hover-board from "Ba... more.
“Paul McCartney” letter seeking drummer for “Beatles” sells for £34,850 0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on under Featured, Forum, Highlights
London Auction house, Christie's, has sold a letter written by Paul McCartney in 1960 for £34,850 with BP ($55,412). The auction estimate was £7000~£9000. The letter was to an unknown drummer who placed an advertisement looking work. Paul McCartney wrote a letter to the person and offered them an audition for "The Beatles". A telephone bidder from Europe bought the item dated Au... more.
Interview: Joe Maddalena & Judy Garland Wizard of Oz “Ruby Slippers” 0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on November 17, 2011 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
Movie Prop Collectors was granted special access to the Ruby Slippers worn by Judy Garland in her role as Dorothy Gale in the 1939 MGM classic, "The Wizard of Oz". The famous shoes are part of world renowned auction house, Profiles in History, "Icons of Hollywood" auction being held December 15th, 16th, & 17th, at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA. The... more.
Props from film, commercials, & TV benefit non profits & shelters 0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on under Featured, Forum, Highlights
Brooklyn, NY based non profit company, Film Biz Recycling, collects props, costumes, and set pieces from New York film, television, and Broadway productions and donates many of them to local non profit organizations, shelters, local businesses, as well as a thrift shop. The company was started in 2009 by Park Slope resident, Eva Radke who was featured in a New York Daily News ar... more.
Christie’s Auctions sells Roger Moore James Bond Rolex: 180,000 CHF 0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on November 16, 2011 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
James Bond's specially adapted Rolex wristwatch used by Roger Moore in the 1973 film, "Live and Let Die", sold November 14th at Christie's in Geneva Switzerland for 180,000 CHF(219,000CHF with buyers premium), Swiss Franc/CHF, or $196,056,000 US dollars. Though 20,000 CHF below the 200,000~400,000 CHF estimate, the watch generated interest with both movie prop collectors and wa... more.