Movie Props: Holiday Inn Jewelry
Mary Ann Cade doesn’t only preserve silent film history, she also collects movie and television props: “It is fun to watch the program and see if you can see the item worn on the show by an actor or...
View ArticleFalling In Love With The Toy Wife (1938)
Another guest post by Jaynie Van Roe of Here’s Looking Like You, Kid. The second film I watched as part of TCM’s celebration of actress Luise Rainer‘s 100th birthday was The Toy Wife aka Frou Frou...
View ArticleEBay’s Comic Book Superhero Auction Event
EBay’s Comic Book Superhero Auction Event event, timed to run alongside the box office premiere of Iron Man 2 starring Robert Downey Jr., runs through Sunday May 9th, 2010. During this event several...
View ArticleNew Collecting Show: Hollywood Treasure
In what may seem like an unlikely match, the SyFy channel enters into collectibles infotainment with Hollywood Treasure; yet given the nature of the show, it may not seem such a strange match…...
View ArticleNews For Silent Film Fans & Collectors
Silent film collector Mary Ann Cade has been contacted by a researcher who is working on a BBC documentary for UK television about Hollywood Photography: As part of the programme, we are recreating 7...
View ArticleMortuary Blood Jars and Other Collectibles To Die For.
Pick & Grin from Antiquips brings you bizarre finds. Part of the joy in collecting or selling antiques and collectibles is the people you meet. Sharing the stories of the hunt, the success in...
View ArticleCollecting Movie Star Memorabila With The Drewseum
Ashley Lampton & Anne Olivares: Curators Of The Drewseum Normally Inherited Values is all about antiques and vintage collectibles, but when I met Anne Olivares & Ashley Lampton, dedicated...
View ArticleOne Eye Green, the Other Eye Red
I went to a movie with my nephew, Zack. As we went in we were each given a pair of 3D glasses. I cringed. I’ve worn them for movies before, in the 1980′s and once for a cartoon sort of thing in the...
View ArticleTwo Lobby Cards From Lost Silent Film The American Venus
These two vintage (nearly antique!) lobby cards from The American Venus are to be auctioned off at Heritage Auctions. The American Venus was directed by Frank Tuttle, and starred Esther Ralston, Ford...
View ArticleCross-Collectibles With Jack Carson — Contest Giveaway!
Vintage Jack Carson Photo I often am asked, “What’s a cross collectible?” For me, the answer is, “Everything!” But technically speaking, a cross collectible is any antique or collectible which appeals...
View ArticleThe Witching Hour Draws Nigh For Rare Anne Rice Work
Absentee bidding ends tonight at Heritage Auctions for an unpublished screenplay of Anne Rice’s The Witching Hour. Dated June 13, 1995, this unpublished and unproduced script combines two of her...
View ArticleGone With The Wind, Ashes To Ashes
The first scene filmed for Gone With The Wind (1939) was the burning of the Atlanta Depot. And it remains some of the most iconic film images of all time. Shot on December 10, 1938, using some nine...
View ArticleWhitney Houston Auction Raises The Question: Is Collecting Movie Memorabilia...
While some folks (who, themselves, live in glass houses) cry, “Beyond Tacky!”, Julien’s Auctions is going ahead with plans to auction off Whitney Houston items at their 2012 Hollywood Legends auction...
View ArticleProhibition In Film (A Little Help Needed)
I was drawn to this vintage 8 by 10 photograph for the old bar ware featured in it; I love the prohibition era. (And I highly recommend the PBS Prohibition documentary series by Ken Burns.) But upon a...
View ArticleEntertainment Memorabilia Auction
On June 24, 2012, Bonham’s will hold an Entertainment Memorabilia including Animation Art auction in Los Angeles, California. Among the items are original promotional paintings for films, movie star...
View ArticleA Vintage Mae West Scrapbook
Today’s scrapbooks are filled with photographs of family & friends, complimented by decorative papers and supplies purchased for the sole act of creating fantastic looking photo albums. But once...
View ArticleLomasney Pop Film Art Poster Auction
The Lomasney Collection consists of over 800 hand-painted film posters originally displayed in the The Royal Hawaiian Theater in Honolulu. Painted in gouache on 44 by 28-inch artboard by artist John J....
View ArticleMovie Tie-In Paperbacks: Judging A Book With Matt Dillon On The Cover
In a post sure to rile up book lovers, I shall discuss the judgment of books by their covers; namely collecting movie tie-in paperbacks. It may not be big-time Collecting with a capital ‘C’ (at least...
View ArticleLessons From The Maltese Falcon
You may have read the news about the titular movie prop from film noir classic The Maltese Falcon (1941) going up for auction — expected to fetch $1.5 million. The 50 pound falcon statue is valuable...
View ArticleThis auction includes some of the coolest movie props in history
On December 21st, hundreds of movie props spanning the silent era through today’s blockbusters will auctioned off by Profiles in History. And these aren’t random odds and ends left behind on a set;...
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