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<\/a>Profiles in History’s, two day, Hollywood Auction 56, hammered (approximately*) $6.1 million dollars according to early tallies. Factoring in an online buyers premium of 23% (20% if bidding live or by phone and paying by check or cash), the auctioned totaled an impressive $7,503,000.<\/p>\nMany lots sold well over their pre auction estimates, including items from The Warner Archives, various iconic Hollywood films, and the ever popular, Marilyn Monroe.<\/p>\n
Highlights from Day 1 included:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nLot # 1:<\/span> Collection of (12) vintage contact print sheets of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller by Richard Avedon. Est:$2,000-$3,000. Sold for $14,000<\/em>.<\/p>\nLot #2:<\/span> Collection of (74) vintage contact prints of Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon for Life from \u201cMarilyn Monroe, Actress, New York City, May 6, 1957\u201d sitting. Est: $2,000-$3,000. Sold for $14,000<\/em>.<\/p>\nLot #29:<\/span><\/span> Collection of (4) oversize vintage master prints of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller by Sam Shaw. Est:$300-$500. Sold for $8,000<\/em>.<\/p>\nLot #54:<\/span> Collection of (43) vintage prints of Marilyn Monroe: Est: $400-$600. Sold for $11,000.<\/em><\/p>\nLot #176:<\/span> Vintage collection of (15) original studio camera negatives of Bela Lugosi in Dracula. Est: $3,000-$5,000. Sold for $15,500.<\/em><\/p>\nLot #177:<\/span> Vintage collection of (14) original studio camera negatives of Bela Lugosi in Dracula. Est: $3,000-$5,000. Sold for $15,500<\/em>.<\/p>\nLot #276:<\/span> Original poster art for The 7th Dawn. Est: $400-$600. Sold for $5,500<\/em>.<\/p>\nLot #285:<\/span> Original Jack Davis poster art for The Long Goodbye. Est: $600-$800. Sold for $3,750.<\/em><\/p>\nLot #287:<\/span> Original Robert McGinnis poster art for Woody Allen\u2019s Sleeper. Est: $600-$800. Sold for $9,500<\/em>.<\/p>\nLot #336:<\/span> Norma Koch costume sketch for Bette Davis as “Baby Jane” in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Est: $1,000-$1,500. Sold for $9,500<\/em>.<\/p>\nLot #367:<\/span> James Gandolfini’s screen-worn “Tony Soprano” costume. Est: $3,000-$5,000. Sold for $22,000<\/em>.<\/p>\nLot #391:<\/span> Original Charlie Chaplin “Tramp” cane from Modern Times. Est: $120,000-$150,000. Sold for $350,000<\/em>.<\/p>\nLot #409:<\/span><\/span> Gone with the Wind final shooting script presented by David O. Selznick to Eric G. Stacey. Est: $20,000-$30,000. Sold for $70,000<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #410:<\/span> Fitch Fulton screen-used matte painting of “Tara” from Gone With the Wind. Est: $60,000-$80,000. Sold for $225,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #414:<\/span><\/span> Judy Garland early “Dorothy” dress from The Wizard of Oz. Est: $80,000-$120,000. Sold for $300,000<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #490:<\/span> Costumes worn by Julie Andrews “Maria” and the “Von Trapp children” from The Sound of Music. Est: $800,000 – $1,200,000. Sold for $1,300,000<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Lot #506:<\/span> Willis O’Brien technical drawings and artwork for “Range O’Vision” camera concept. Est: $8,000 – $12,000. Sold for $27,500<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #512:<\/span> Ray Harryhausen-used script and matte painting\/split screen folder from First Men in the Moon. Est: $6,000 – $8,000. Sold for $32,500.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #529:<\/span> Mentor Huebner original concept art for Forbidden Planet. Est: $3,000 – $5,000. Sold for $25,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Highlights from Day 2 included:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #563:<\/span> Steve McQueen’s signature screen-used “Frank Bullitt” hero tweed sports jacket worn in Bullitt. Est: $600,000 – $800,000. Sold for $600,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Lot #572: <\/span>Original “number 7” poster art for The Magnificent Seven. Est: $2,000 – $3,000. Sold for $16,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #604:<\/span> “James Bond’s” Walther gun, as used by Sean Connery in publicity shots for four “James Bond” films. Est: $200,000 – $300,000. Sold for $250,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #606:<\/span> Sylvester Stallone “John Rambo” hero screen-used survival knife with sheath from First Blood. Est: $20,000 – $30,000. Sold for $75,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #620:<\/span> Full-size, screen-used V.I.N.CENT the robot hero from The Black Hole. Est: $40,000 – $60,000. Sold for $40,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #623:<\/span> Henry Thomas’ “Elliott” signature red hoodie from the bicycle sequence in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Est: $6,000 – $8,000. Sold for $35,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #656:<\/span> Original screen-used stop-motion ball and socket articulated “Scout Trooper” armature from Star Wars. Est: $30,000 – $40,000. Sold for $47,500<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #661:<\/span> “Indiana Jones” whip used in 1981, 1984 and 1989 Indiana Jones movies. Est: $40,000 – $60,000. Sold for $95,000. <\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #712:<\/span> Arnold Schwarzenegger distressed biker jacket from The Terminator. Est: $12,000 – $15,000. Sold for $30,000<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #780:<\/span> Tom Hanks “Forrest Gump” iconic bus stop bench from Forrest Gump. Est: $8,000 – $12,000. Sold for $25,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #781:<\/span> Bernard Hill “Captain Smith” uniform from Titanic. Est: $40,000 – $60,000. Sold for $90,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #801:<\/span><\/span> Life size “Sentinel” from The Matrix Reloaded. Est: $30,000 – $50,000. Sold for $110,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #810<\/span>:<\/span> Orlando Bloom “Legolas” Lothorien arrow from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Est: $5,000 – $7,000. Sold for $17,000<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #903:<\/span> Screen-used hero rock hammer from The Shawshank Redemption. Est: $2,000 – $3,000. Sold for $32,500<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #904:<\/span> Screen-used hero chess pieces from The Shawshank Redemption. Est: $3,000 – $5,000. Solf fpor $17,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #918:<\/span> Town Hall set from “Jack Skellington’s” Christmas Town presentation, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Est: $30,000 – $50,000 . Sold for $100,000. <\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #919:<\/span> Stand-in vampire puppet from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Est: $6,000 – $8,000. Sold for $22,500.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #928:<\/span> Iconic screen-used “Spiral Hill” set piece from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Est:$12,000 – $15,000. Sold for $70,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #942:<\/span> Christopher Reeve “Superman” costume created for Superman 3. Est: $15,000 – $30,000. Sold for $60,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #944:<\/span> Brad Pitt “Louis” hero costume created for Interview with the Vampire. Est: $15,000 – $20,000. Sold for $30,000.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Lot #968:<\/span> Carrie-Anne Moss “Trinity” costume created for The Matrix Revolutions. Est:$12,000 – $15,000. Sold for $65,000. <\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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