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<\/a>Auction house, Profiles in History<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, “Icons of Hollywood<\/a><\/em><\/strong>” auction was\u00a0held\u00a0a few days ago, December 15th and 16th\u00a0in Beverly Hills, CA.\u00a0Total for the two day auction was an impressive\u00a0$7,091,625 hammered.\u00a0Factoring in\u00a020% with\u00a0bp or buyers premium, the total in sales was $8,509,950.<\/p>\nThe auction had many items selling far above their estimates and bidding was very heavy in internet, phone and in person floor bidding, for some\u00a0incredible items from Hollywood’s vast history.<\/p>\n
The majority of the 1173 lots sold, with quite a few of the lots selling above their auction estimates,<\/p>\n
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Lot<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 #454<\/span><\/span>: Warner Bros. main title opening camera logo art. Est: <\/em>$60,000-$80,000, Sold for $170,000.<\/em><\/p>\n Lot #638<\/span>:<\/em> Judy Garland <\/em>screen-used \u201cDorothy Gale\u201d <\/em>blue and white gingham\u00a0 pinafore dress from The Wizard of OZ. <\/em>Est: $200,000-$300,000, Sold for $230,000. <\/em>(The\u00a0Lion costume &\u00a0Ruby Slippers from TWOZ<\/em> did not sell)<\/small>.<\/p>\n Lot # 670<\/span><\/span><\/em>: Hans Dreier\u2019s<\/em> 1945 Oscar<\/em> for Best Art Direction for Frenchman\u2019s Creek. Est: $60,000-$80,000, Sold for $200,000.<\/em><\/p>\n Lot #732<\/em><\/span>:\u00a0 Marilyn Monroe<\/em> eternity band wedding ring. Est: $300,000-$500,000, Sold for\u00a0 $420,000.<\/em><\/p>\n Lot #754<\/span><\/span><\/em>: Howard Terpning<\/em> original final-draft one-sheet poster artwork for Cleopatra. <\/em>Est: $60,000-$80,000, Sold for $200,000.<\/em><\/p>\n Lot #865<\/span><\/span><\/em>: DeLorean Time Machine<\/em> car from Back to the Future III. <\/em>Est: $400,000-$600,000, Sold for $440,000.<\/em><\/p>\n Lot #899<\/em><\/span>: Steve McQueen Le Mans<\/em> suit. Estimate: $200,000-$300,000 Sold for: $800,000.<\/p>\n Lot #901<\/em><\/span>: Le Mans massive publicity and reference archive from\u00a0 collection of the unit publicist Vincent Tubbs. Est: $2,000-$3,000, Sold for $40,000.<\/em><\/p>\n Lot #999<\/span><\/em><\/span>: Gary Oldman<\/em> hero “Bat-Drac<\/em>” creature suit from Bram\u00a0 Stoker’s Dracula. <\/em>Estimate: $20,000-$30,000, Sold for, $30,000.(The Bela Lugosi Dracula<\/em> cape did not sell)<\/small>.<\/p>\n Lot #1099<\/span><\/em><\/span>: <\/em>Original production-approved “Darth Vader”<\/em> promotional\u00a0 costume for The Empire Strikes Back <\/em>and Return of the Jedi. Est: <\/em>$40,000-$60,000, <\/em>Sold for $120,000.<\/em><\/p>\n I just arrived home from LA after attending the three day event and will have the totals for the “Icons of Animation<\/a><\/em><\/strong>” auction later today or Wednesday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n