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 <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 <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 units were upgraded and refurbished, with outdated components being 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.
