Propstore’s first Entertainment Memorabilia Auction of the year will be held on March 12-14, 2024. The auction features over 1,700 lots of movie props and costumes from an array of popular movies and TV shows.
The auction’s top highlights include Captain Picard’s (Patrick Stewart) screen-matched light-up command chair from Star Trek: The Next Generation, Sandy Olsson’s (Olivia Newton-John) drive-in costume from Grease, and Indiana Jones screen-matched stunt leather jacket from Temple of Doom, worn by stuntman Vic Armstrong.
They are joined by William Wallace (Mel Gibson) and Murron MacClannough’s (Catherine McCormack) wedding tartan from Braveheart, Moses’ (Charlton Heston) Ten Commandments tablet from The Ten Commandments, and “Captain America” Wyatt’s (Peter Fonda) panhead chopper motorcycle from Easy Rider.
Among the auction’s special items is C-3PO’s (Anthony Daniels) screen-matched light-up head from Return of the Jedi (from the actor’s personal collection). “After the huge success of part one of the sale of my collection in London, I’m so pleased that Propstore will offer the remainder of my treasures in Los Angeles,” Daniels said. “I hope these wonderful pieces of memorabilia find new homes where they will be displayed, respected, and enjoyed by fans, who now have a chance to own a genuine piece of Star Wars history.”
Propstore is selling an eclectic mix of material from early film to modern classics, hitting all the genres on the way. Highlights include an Imperial Stormtrooper helmet from Return of the Jedi, Marty McFly’s (Michael J. Fox) screen-matched Erlewine Hondo Chiquita guitar from Back to the Future, Sabrina Fairchild’s (Audrey Hepburn) screen-matched embroidered ilk-Organza gown from Sabrina, and Gimli’s (John Rhys-Davies) double-headed axe from The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Lucy Ricardo’s (Lucille Ball) photo-matched master dress and dickie from I Love Lucy, James Bond’s (Sean Connery) screen-matched suit from You Only Live Twice, Andy Dufresne’s (Tim Robbins) screen-matched prison shirt and Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding’s (Morgan Freeman) screen-matched prison costume from The Shawshank Redemption, and Vito Corleone’s (Robert De Niro) screen-matched pea coat from The Godfather Part II are offered in the auction.
Additional highlights are Adenoid Hynkel’s (Charlie Chaplin) dress uniform jacket from The Great Dictator, Wolverine’s (Hugh Jackman) leather jacket and shirt from X-Men, Freddy Krueger stunt mask from A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Harry Potter’s (Daniel Radcliffe) wand from The Prisoner of Azkaban, and Evel Knievel’s stars and stripes leather jacket from Evel Knievel.
“Propstore is excited to launch our 2024 Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction series with 1,700 lots of superb content in our March 12 to 14 sale,” Propstore COO Brandon Alinger said. “The auction has a strong showing of the usual crowd favorite titles such as Indiana Jones and Blade Runner, and also contains a great spread of vintage material from names like Charlie Chaplin, Groucho Marx, Audrey Hepburn, Charlton Heston, and many more. For entry level collectors, the third day of the auction are all offered in a ‘no reserve’ format meaning the lots are highly accessible. The top pieces will be offered on day 1 of the auction and bidding will take place live from the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, in addition to being available via telephone and online.”
Registration is now open on the Propstore website. In-room bidding will be open to the public on March 12 at The Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles; online and telephone bids can be placed throughout the auction period.
