Profiles in History Hollywood Auction 56 hammers $6.1 million

JimMan

July 29th, 2013 at 11:59 pm -

Profiles in History’s, two day, Hollywood Auction 56, hammered (approximately*) $6.1 million dollars according to early tallies. Factoring in an online buyers premium of 23% (20% if bidding live or by phone and paying by check or cash), the auctioned totaled an impressive $7,503,000.

Many lots sold well over their pre auction estimates, including items from The Warner Archives, various iconic Hollywood films, and the ever popular, Marilyn Monroe.

Highlights from Day 1 included:

Lot # 1: Collection of (12) vintage contact print sheets of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller by Richard Avedon. Est:$2,000-$3,000. Sold for $14,000.

Lot #2: Collection of (74) vintage contact prints of Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon for Life from “Marilyn Monroe, Actress, New York City, May 6, 1957” sitting. Est: $2,000-$3,000. Sold for $14,000.

Lot #29: Collection of (4) oversize vintage master prints of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller by Sam Shaw. Est:$300-$500. Sold for $8,000.

Lot #54: Collection of (43) vintage prints of Marilyn Monroe: Est: $400-$600. Sold for $11,000.

Lot #176: Vintage collection of (15) original studio camera negatives of Bela Lugosi in Dracula. Est: $3,000-$5,000. Sold for $15,500.

Lot #177: Vintage collection of (14) original studio camera negatives of Bela Lugosi in Dracula. Est: $3,000-$5,000. Sold for $15,500.

Lot #276: Original poster art for The 7th Dawn. Est: $400-$600. Sold for $5,500.

Lot #285: Original Jack Davis poster art for The Long Goodbye. Est: $600-$800. Sold for $3,750.

Lot #287: Original Robert McGinnis poster art for Woody Allen’s Sleeper. Est: $600-$800. Sold for $9,500.

Lot #336: Norma Koch costume sketch for Bette Davis as “Baby Jane” in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Est: $1,000-$1,500. Sold for $9,500.

Lot #367: James Gandolfini’s screen-worn “Tony Soprano” costume. Est: $3,000-$5,000. Sold for $22,000.

Lot #391: Original Charlie Chaplin “Tramp” cane from Modern Times. Est: $120,000-$150,000. Sold for $350,000.

Lot #409: Gone with the Wind final shooting script presented by David O. Selznick to Eric G. Stacey. Est: $20,000-$30,000. Sold for $70,000.

Lot #410: Fitch Fulton screen-used matte painting of “Tara” from Gone With the Wind. Est: $60,000-$80,000. Sold for $225,000.

Lot #414: Judy Garland early “Dorothy” dress from The Wizard of Oz. Est: $80,000-$120,000. Sold for $300,000.

Lot #490: Costumes worn by Julie Andrews “Maria” and the “Von Trapp children” from The Sound of Music. Est: $800,000 – $1,200,000. Sold for $1,300,000.

Lot #506: Willis O’Brien technical drawings and artwork for “Range O’Vision” camera concept. Est: $8,000 – $12,000. Sold for $27,500.

Lot #512: Ray Harryhausen-used script and matte painting/split screen folder from First Men in the Moon. Est: $6,000 – $8,000. Sold for $32,500.

Lot #529: Mentor Huebner original concept art for Forbidden Planet. Est: $3,000 – $5,000. Sold for $25,000.