Paul
there were probably 1500-2000 total stills in the Browning estate material
there were numerous group lots including a 120 piece lot for the Mystic
Unholy 3 (1925) there were 199 stills in 7 lots
London After Midnight there were a total of 161 stills..
lots of material
At 01:14 PM 6/29/2017, Paul W. Hazen wrote:
I'm a Kubrick collector mostly so I won the
"Lolita" stills lot. Really only needed 2 of the
10 stills but I figure I can turn around the others pretty easily.
They had about 250-300 stills and other items
from the Browning collection which I think was
157 lots. Probably about 35-40 lots on Freaks
alone and I think the cheapest I saw sell for
$4000. It was majority stills. They had a
satchel that held all of the stills which also went for 10k+.
A lot of the Hurrell stills sold fairly high as well.
Paul
On Jun 28, 2017, at 10:41 PM, Jeff Potokar
<<mailto:jpotok...@ca.rr.com>jpotok...@ca.rr.com> wrote:
Congrats on winning the lot you wanted, Paul.
I'm also in So CA and need to make the effort
to get to one of Profiles' auctions. I would
also really enjoy seeing some of this material in person.
Can I ask which lot (item) you won?
And how many pieces, in total, were offered as
part of the Browning Collection? Was everything
from his estate comprised of stills?
Jeff
On Jun 28, 2017, at 8:32 PM, Paul W. Hazen wrote:
This was my first time in person, I've usually
been on the phone as well. There was about
20-25 people in the back room where the
auction was. They had about 10 or so phone
banks set up for the phone bidders and a
couple people running the online bidding. Was
all very professional and had my own paddle
and everything. They had a good dinner spread as well.
They had a lot of the consignments in display
cases including all the big ones and the
people that worked there were really friendly
and answered all of my questions. I didn't see
too much of the paper materials displayed,
mostly just the props, but it was pretty cool seeing some of them close up.
It's definitely an interesting experience and
I wouldn't hesitate to sit it in on another one.
The auction did go a lot longer than I
anticipated (I was only there for one lot in
particular - which I won) but it was no fault
of their own, they just had a ton of bids.
There were some guys that were there for
almost 12 hours when I left after 4 hours.
Paul
On Jun 28, 2017, at 7:51 PM, S Yafet
<<mailto:sya...@gmail.com>sya...@gmail.com> wrote:
I guess the provenance was almost impossible
to pass up. Did manage to get a Browning
Dracula still so I don't feel too bad about London After Midnight.
What's it like at their auctions? I've always done the phone.
Nathalie
On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 10:37 PM, Paul W.
Hazen <<mailto:phazenme...@aol.com>phazenme...@aol.com> wrote:
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
<<mailto:sya...@gmail.com>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
<<mailto:sbu...@columbus.rr.com>sbu...@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
Wish I had cash like this laying
around
(guess Iâll just stay with collecting paaper).
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 âR2-D2â 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
âgreebliesâ (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 âcompleteâ
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.
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