Congrats on the win, Paul.
And with the cheapest still selling for $4000.00, that truly says
something about what the Browning Collection was all about. Were all
the stills of the same type (double weight) and wonderful condition?
On Jun 29, 2017, at 1:14 PM, 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 <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 <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
<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.
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