I was in the room during the Profiles Browning bidding session and was truly amazed at some of the prices the Browning stills were getting especially the Freaks stills which seem to be have been bought primarily by the same two phone bidders. Profiles did a great job on that acquisition and auction and I'm looking forward to the Debbie Reynolds auction in September.
Paul > On Jun 28, 2017, at 7:26 PM, S Yafet <sya...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Wow! Naively, I thought it would be great to have something of Tod > Browning's from London After Midnight. Then, I realized that the four stills > I liked the best were climbing higher and higher. Wound up at 18K. My phone > bidder helper guy told me I could keep one and sell the other three. Well, > no guarantees on something like that but I can't say I wasn't seriously > tempted. (I thought maybe I'd worry about the money later. > > Nathalie > >> On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Scott Burns <sbu...@columbus.rr.com> wrote: >> Wish I had cash like this laying around…(guess I’ll just stay with >> collecting paper). >> >> >> >> A complete R2D2 just sold for $2.3 million at the Profiles in History movie >> memorabilia auction. Not being a prop collector, I wonder is this price >> record setting? >> >> >> >> From the catalog: >> >> 1298. Complete “R2-D2” unit assembled from original components spanning the >> original Star Wars trilogy and Episodes I & II. (TCF, 1977 - 2002) A >> complete film used R2 unit is not known to be in the public domain – this >> R2-D2 offering represents the pinnacle of the Star Wars collecting universe. >> For the productions following Star Wars: A New Hope, to save time in meeting >> production deadlines, R2 components were reused from the previous Star Wars >> films. As filming progressed, R2 units were upgraded and refurbished, with >> outdated components being retired. This process has been confirmed by >> numerous crewmembers who worked on the Star Wars film franchise. This R2-D2, >> constructed of aluminum, steel and fiberglass elements, measuring 43 in. >> tall x 29.5 in. wide x 20 in. deep (in current pose), was put together over >> many years by sourcing original components and assembling them as a complete >> R2-D2. The dome was one of the few hero aluminum domes made for R2 actor >> Kenny Baker in the first film (A New Hope, 1977) and is the only one known >> in the public domain. It was used throughout the original trilogy as well as >> Episode I and can be screen matched by the fiber optic array to scenes in >> Return of the Jedi and Episode I. It features a handle to articulate the >> front eye from inside the unit by Kenny Baker. The metal “greeblies” (fine >> details added to make the device appear more complex) inserted into the >> front and rear of the body, and those on the feet, were made for A New Hope >> and used on R2 units throughout the original trilogy. The left and right >> legs were made for Empire Strikes Back and were acquired as complete items. >> One leg retains the Empire paint scheme and the other from Jedi. The middle >> and left foot were used on an original trilogy R2 and were used as the >> master pattern for the feet created for Episode I. The right foot is >> production made for Episode I but not used. The small opening hatch on the >> back of the body was used in Episode II. The barrel of the body was made for >> Episode I and it was subsequently painted and detailed for this R2 unit. >> Given the ad hoc nature of production practices, any “complete” existing >> R2-D2 units from the first trilogy (in studio hands) would be a compilation >> very similar to this R2-D2 unit offered here. No internal mechanics or >> workings are present. Not merely a prop, costume piece or filming miniature, >> R2-D2 is a major, beloved character in the Star Wars universe. Without >> question, this is the finest piece ever offered from this incredible >> franchise. >> >> One of the most instantly recognizable pieces of pop culture in existence. >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
