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Lot #426 - JURASSIC PARK (1993) - Phil Tippett Collection: Tyrannosaurus Rex Stop-Motion Puppet and

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Props Start Price:15,000.00 USD Estimated At:30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD
Lot #426 - JURASSIC PARK (1993) - Phil Tippett Collection: Tyrannosaurus Rex Stop-Motion Puppet and
This lot will be sold on Wednesday August 26th (day 1 of the auction.) Lots 1-433 will be sold on day 1 (lots 434-870 will be sold on day 2). The auction will begin at 10:00AM PDT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

A Tyrannosaurus Rex stop-motion puppet and Jeep model miniature display from the production of Steven Spielberg's sci-fi action-adventure Jurassic Park. Despite Spielberg settling on a combination of animatronics and computer animation for the finished film's creature effects, the production still incorporated stop-motion video animatics to plan out the special effects creature shots. This lot comes from the collection of dinosaur supervisor and stop-motion animator Phil Tippett, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the film.

This lot consists of a hand-painted stop-motion T. Rex puppet made of foam latex molded over a metal armature with a hand-detailed mouth, teeth, and tongue and yellow acrylic eyes, all mounted to an upside-down plastic and resin "Jurassic Park" Jeep model miniature affixed to a wooden display base painted black. Some restoration work has been performed to the puppets, leaving the display in fair overall condition with visible deterioration to various components from age. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett.

Dimensions: 26" x 10" x 15" (66 cm x 25.5 cm x 38.25 cm)

Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000