Wow, lot more then what I saw while I was there. I got there right when they were finishing Dracula and were starting Freaks which lasted about 2 hours by itself. My lot wasn't until 500 so took about 4 hours to go through just under 200 lots. When I left there at 10:30pm there we're still about 10 people but most of the big buyers left after the Brownings/Hurrells.
There was also a big binder/book that had a bunch of stills and autographs from the same era (although I don't think it was part of the Browning collection) that went for $25,000 to an in person buyer. I was hoping to make it down for the Star Wars auctions the next day just to see the number of in-person bidders but never made it back down. I'll definitely swing by the Debbie Reynolds auction in September as I think there a few Kubrick items I want to check out. - Paul > On Jun 29, 2017, at 3:07 PM, Rich Halegua MPB Warehouse > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected] > >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Wish I had cash like this laying around…(guess I’ll 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 “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. 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