{"id":13440,"date":"2013-12-06T23:59:52","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T04:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/?p=13440"},"modified":"2013-12-07T16:29:10","modified_gmt":"2013-12-07T21:29:10","slug":"juliens-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-auction-totals-775624","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/juliens-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-auction-totals-775624\/","title":{"rendered":"Julien’s Auctions Lord of the Rings Trilogy Collection totals $775,624"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"JuliensCatalog\"<\/a>Julien’s Auctions,<\/em><\/strong><\/a> located in Beverly Hills, California, held their “Lord of the Rings”, “The Trilogy Collection”<\/em><\/strong><\/a> auction yesterday and their 92 lot auction totaled $775,624 with varying buyers premiums added in. The hammer prices for the auction were not released by Julien’s<\/em>.<\/p>\n

52 out of the 92 lots sold, which made for a 57% sales rate, with 40 (or 43%) of the lots not selling.<\/p>\n

The highest total for an item sold in this auction was Lot #26: The John Rhys Davies Gimli Battle Axe<\/em><\/strong><\/span>, which sold for $185,000 including buyers premium. Last December, 2012, entertainment memorabilia and historical document auction house, Profiles in History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, realized $310,00 hammer, and over $370,000 total with bp factored in, for #Lot #825<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Orlando Bloom \u201cLegolas\u201d Lothlorien bow from The Lord of the Rings trilogy.Est: $80,000-$120,000<\/span>.\"PIHBow11-300x42\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Additional highlights for the Julien’s<\/em> auction included:<\/p>\n

Lot #26<\/span>: <\/span>JOHN RHYS-DAVIES GIMLI DOUBLE HEADED BATTLE AXE. Estimate:$50,000<\/span> – $70,000.<\/span> Sold for $185,000 w. buyers premium, or bp added in.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lot #50<\/span>: ELIJAH WOOD STING \u2013 THE SWORD OF BILBO AND FRODO BAGGINS. <\/span>Estimate: $100,000<\/span> – $<\/em><\/strong><\/span>150,000. Sold for $161,000 w, bp.<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
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Lot #15<\/span>: <\/span>VIGGO MORTENSEN “ARAGORN” SWORD. Estimate: $50,000<\/span> – $<\/em><\/strong><\/span>70,000. Sold for $62,500 w. bp.<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
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Lot #29<\/span>: <\/span>CHRISTOPHER LEE “SARUMAN” WIZARD STAFF. <\/span>Estimate: $40,000<\/span> – $60,000. Sold for $50,000 w. bp.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lot #<\/span>81<\/span>: <\/span>SALA BAKER “SAURON” HELMET. Estimate: $40,000<\/span> – $<\/em><\/strong><\/span>60,000. Sold for $41,600 w. bp.<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
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*\u00a9Julien’s Auctions, New Line Cinema, Movie Prop Collectors, & their respective owners.<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n