Toochis, you brought up something that I believe no one else did. The TCM auction.
That ENTIRE Tod Browning collection of stills was sold within the last year, in just one lot, for I believe under $100,00.00. Looks like Profiles made a good investment and a killing by buying it and breaking it up. That is, if they were the ones who purchased it? Todd ________________________________ From: MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Toochis Morin <fly...@pacbell.net> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 3:31 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R2D2 Just Sold at Auction Yes I'm most interested in the Browning collection too. Missed out when it was sold at the TCM auction. Went pretty high. Congrats on winning your bid. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 28, 2017, at 10:41 PM, Jeff Potokar <jpotok...@ca.rr.com<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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. 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