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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Willis O’Brien color concept art for Gwangi529 - Willis O’Brien color concept art for Gwangi
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(Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1969) This incredible illustration is the long lost marquis color concept drawing by Willis O’Brien for his story, Gwangi.
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,500.00) = 8,500.00
 
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Collection of 13 original Willis O’Brien Valley of Gwangi storyboards and concept art530 - Collection of 13 original Willis O’Brien Valley of Gwangi storyboards and concept art
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On 15 in. x 20 in. illustration board, accomplished in pencil, some with watercolor wash. Hidden for years, this is a remarkable collection of story
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to floor for (25,000.00) = 25,000.00
 
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Original concept art by Willis O’Brien for Last of the Labyrinthodons531 - Original concept art by Willis O’Brien for Last of the Labyrinthodons
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This extremely rare concept art was rendered by Willis O’Brien for his story idea about a whale graveyard, and prehistoric sea monsters attacking ship
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Pet of the Met Nassour Studios pre-production art532 - Pet of the Met Nassour Studios pre-production art
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13 total, accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on leaves of 12 in. x 18 in. artist’s vellum and taped to 15 in. x 20 in. illustration board. I
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Storyboards from Emilio and His Magical Bull (1975), working title, Ring Around Saturn533 - Storyboards from Emilio and His Magical Bull (1975), working title, Ring Around Saturn
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20 total, accomplished in pencil, gouache on leaves of 15 in. x 20 in. artist’s illustration board. These colorful and well preserved story boards fr
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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The Invisible Man Stye A one-sheet poster534 - The Invisible Man Stye A one-sheet poster
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(Universal, 1933) In the already rarified world of vintage horror poster collecting, this exceptional example of the beautifully designed and lithogr
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Estimate : 200,000.00 - 300,000.00
Sold to floor for (200,000.00) = 200,000.00
 
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Black velvet special-effects “Invisibility Suit” from The Invisible Man535 - Black velvet special-effects “Invisibility Suit” from The Invisible Man
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(Universal, 1933) Following the enormous success of Frankenstein in 1931, Universal Studios wanted more. The powers-that-be urged famed Director Jame
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Start Price : 80,000.00 | Estimate : 80,000.00 - 120,000.00
 
 
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Original Fitch Fulton master painting of “Tara” from Gone With the Wind536 - Original Fitch Fulton master painting of “Tara” from Gone With the Wind
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(MGM, 1939) When David O. Selznick was preparing Gone With the Wind, he gathered together some of the most talented cinematic artists in Hollywood at
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for (32,500.00) = 32,500.00
 
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Original matte painting from the opening scene of The Wizard of Oz537 - Original matte painting from the opening scene of The Wizard of Oz
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(MGM, 1939) This fantastic original matte painting features a stark Kansas farm road rendered in white charcoal on black illustration board with produ
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Estimate : 80,000.00 - 120,000.00
Sold to floor for (80,000.00) = 80,000.00
 
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Original Emerald City jacket from The Wizard of Oz538 - Original Emerald City jacket from The Wizard of Oz
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(MGM, 1939) Adrian-designed jacket of bright green wool with six-button taupe wool chest design surrounded by dark green brocade and hook-and-eye clos
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for (12,000.00) = 12,000.00
 
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