Hollywood Auction 43

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Welcome to our latest auction of Hollywood memorabilia. Over 1,200 unique pieces of Hollywood history are featured in this sale, from the silent era on through modern sci-fi, drama and action classics.

We begin the sale with a fantastic collection of fine art photography, featuring an incredible archive of Ernest A. Bachrach portraits of Katharine Hepburn. In addition, we are offering one of the most important collections of original camera negatives from the Golden Age of Hollywood to ever reach the auction block.

We proudly offer an incredible selection of items that sprung from the mind of visionary filmmaker, Tim Burton, including stop-motion puppets and artifacts from The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, James and the Giant Peach, Sleepy Hollow and Mars Attack!

Also offered is an unprecedented selection of pieces from the collection of Academy Award-winning visual effects geniuses, Phil Tippet, Stan Winston and Richard Edlund featuring pieces from such landmark films as Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Terminator, Jurassic Park and Edward Scissorhands.

We hope you find something new and exciting from this catalog to add to you collection.

Thank you for participating and good luck!
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Dolores Del Rio oversize portrait signed320 - Dolores Del Rio oversize portrait signed
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Gelatin silver buff matte double-weight 10 ¾ in. x 13 ½ in. print of Dolores Del Rio by George F. Cannons. Inscribed in blue ink, “To Mis...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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Signed vintage photo of a very young (ca. age 16) Betty Grable inscribed to band leader Danny Russo321 - Signed vintage photo of a very young (ca. age 16) Betty Grable inscribed to band leader Danny Russo
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Silver bromide double-weight matte print, 8 x 10” with photographer Hartsook’s blindstamp, hand-signed in fountain pen by Betty Grable, and inscribed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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Couture and Hollywood designer Howard Greer’s massive personal autograph album from 1927 to 1937322 - Couture and Hollywood designer Howard Greer’s massive personal autograph album from 1927 to 1937
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Handsome, leather-bound 8vo with decorated endpapers, 241 pp, with owner’s name embossed in gold on front cover. Legendary Hollywood and Haute-Couture
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Norma Shearer oversize portrait by George Hurrell signed323 - Norma Shearer oversize portrait by George Hurrell signed
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Gelatin silver matte double-weight 10 ¾ in. x 13 ¾ in. print of Norma Shearer by George Hurrell. Inscribed in blue ink, “To Miss Doris Mi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Our Gang child star Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer handwritten letters324 - Our Gang child star Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer handwritten letters
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Manuscript handwritten letters (2) in ballpoint and pencil, each on both sides of a single sheet, and both written to the same recipient concerning th
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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John Wayne signed vintage photograph from Rio Bravo inscribed to actor Glenn Strange325 - John Wayne signed vintage photograph from Rio Bravo inscribed to actor Glenn Strange
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(Warner Bros., 1959) Gelatin silver matte doubleweight 8 x 10” print with neat and personal ballpoint inscription from John Wayne to his frequent co-
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Natalie Wood signed vintage photograph from Penelope inscribed to actor Glenn Strange326 - Natalie Wood signed vintage photograph from Penelope inscribed to actor Glenn Strange
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(MGM, 1966) Gelatin silver glossy 8 x 10” print of Natalie Wood in bed in a teddy negligee, nearly revealing an entire breast, which she has inscribe
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Early Florence Ziegfeld ALS regarding his first star, Sandow327 - Early Florence Ziegfeld ALS regarding his first star, Sandow
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Autograph Letter Signed, One page, Quarto, on “Trocadero Vaudevilles Headed by Sandow” letterhead stationery, dated “April 7, 1896.” It reads (in ful
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Olan D. Chiles check collection328 - Olan D. Chiles check collection
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Large collection of approx. 19,000+ signed checks from various historical and entertainment personalities from the collection of renowned collector Ol
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for (33,000.00) = 33,000.00
 
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Martin Charnin autograph manuscript lyrics to “Tomorrow” from the Broadway production of Annie329 - Martin Charnin autograph manuscript lyrics to “Tomorrow” from the Broadway production of Annie
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Martin Charnin autograph manuscript lyrics to “Tomorrow” from the Broadway production of Annie
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Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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