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Entertainment Memorabilia

Auction 17974
15 Dec 2010, starting at 12:00 GMT with lot 1.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £12,000 inc. premium
A Guild F-47 acoustic guitar used by John Lennon during the 'Walls And Bridges' album recording sessions, 1974,
Sold for £9,000 inc. premium
An historic set of photographs of U2 at the Stella Ballroom, Limerick, Ireland during the Limerick Civic Week Pop '78 ...
Sold for £9,000 inc. premium
Pete Townshend's 1936 Radiotone guitar, the first guitar he played as a boy,
Sold for £8,400 inc. premium
An original Beatles drum logo and designs, by Tex O'Hara,

Lots

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1 An autograph book signed by Charlie Chaplin, Abbott & Costello and others, £239
€284
US$ 365
2 A collection of 1920's and later Heralds, many relating to Gloria Swanson, Barbara Stanwyck, Tallulah Bankhead, Bette Davis, Mary Pickford and Joan Crawford, titles including:11 £59
€71
US$ 91
5 A Laurel and Hardy autographed postcard, £203
€241
US$ 310
6 A collection of autographs, including Laurel and Hardy, 6 items £191
€227
US$ 292
8 Five drumskins signed by various actors, musicians and others, £359
€426
US$ 548
9 Cary Grant: An autographed publicity still, £239
€284
US$ 365
10 A collection of various autographs, £383
€454
US$ 584
11 Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: a rare set of nine promotional standees, UK, believed late 1930s, £599
€710
US$ 914
13 Isle of the Dead, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945, £503
€596
US$ 767
14 Katherine Hepburn: An autographed publicity still, £359
€426
US$ 548
15 A contract relating to 'Rebecca', 1945, £839
€994
US$ 1,279
16 The Red Shoes: A pair of Hein Heckroth production design drawings, dated 1947 (film released 1948), £599
€710
US$ 914
18 Mother Riley Meets A Vampire (aka My Son The Vampire), 1952 Believed to be the original Robot prop/costume, £1,679
€1,988
US$ 2,559
19 The original portrait prop of actress Belinda Lee from Hammer Film's 'Murder By Proxy', (aka 'Blackout'), 1954, £287
€340
US$ 438
20 The War Of The Worlds (La Guerre Des Mondes), Paramount Pictures, 1953, £119
€142
US$ 182
21 A collection of promotional/publicity material relating to Columbia Pictures productions, various dates, £119
€142
US$ 182
22 A large collection of UK Quad film posters, 1950s - 1960s, titles including: quantity £659
€781
US$ 1,005
23 John Wayne: an autographed postcard, £167
€198
US$ 255
25 Orson Welles: An autographed black and white publicity still, £263
€312
US$ 402
26 A large collection of autographed publicity stills and postcards, 1940s - 1980s, including:quantity £575
€681
US$ 877
27 A large collection of film front of house stills, several Sci-fi related, titles including:quantity £263
€312
US$ 402
28 Two albums of actor and actress related autographs and autographed photographs, 1940s - 2000s,two albums £575
€681
US$ 877
29 A large collection of actor and actress related autographed publicity stills, 1940s - 1980s, including: approximately 100 £1,019
€1,207
US$ 1,553
30 Ava Gardner: Three black and white autographed publicity stills, 3 £83
€99
US$ 127
31 A large collection of Comedy related film front of house stills, titles including: £239
€284
US$ 365
32 A large collection of film front of house stills, titles including: quantity £203
€241
US$ 310
34 Peter Sellers: a letter and a signed photograph, 1957, £299
€355
US$ 457
35 A large collection of film front of house stills, titles including:quantity £155
€184
US$ 237
38 Giulietta Degli Spiriti (Juliet Of The Spirits), Cineriz, 1965, £35
€42
US$ 54
40 A large collection Elizabeth Haffenden costume designs and preparatory sketches, 1960s and 1970s, including designs for; The Liquidator, Drop Dead Darling, I Thank The Fool, Hanover Street, Pope Joan and Great Expectation (1974 version) and several unknown productions,quantity £263
€312
US$ 402
41 The Homecoming, Fiddler On The Roof, Conduct Unbecoming and Camelot A collection of costume designs and correspondence relating to Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden, several from unknown productions, large quantity £299
€355
US$ 457
42 Chelsea Girls, Film Makers Cooperative, 1966, £2,399
€2,841
US$ 3,656
43 A large collection of actor and actress related autographed publicity stills, 1940s - 1980s, including: £839
€994
US$ 1,279
44 A prototype drawing by Ken Anderson, of Marie Antionette from the film 'AristoCats', released 1970, £59
€71
US$ 91
45 Robin Hood, Walt Disney Productions, 1973, £59
€71
US$ 91
46 Pope Joan, 1972 A collection of approximately forty costume designs by Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden,quantity £335
€397
US$ 511
47 An autographed contract relating to 'The Great Gatsby', £599
€710
US$ 914
48 The Sting, Universal Pictures, 1973, £119
€142
US$ 182
50 Alien, 1979 The prop 'Key To Mother', as used by Sigourney Weaver, £5,039
€5,966
US$ 7,677
51 Alien 3, 1992 Three storyboard sheets by Martin Asbury, labelled for the sequence 'Death of Clemens', £239
€284
US$ 365
52 A collection of film eighteen Press Books, majority 1970s, titles including: £155
€184
US$ 237
55 Sam J. Jones from Flash Gordon, 1980 £3,839
€4,545
US$ 5,849
56 Timothy Dalton from Flash Gordon, 1980 £4,199
€4,971
US$ 6,398
57 Timothy Dalton from Flash Gordon, 19802 £7,199
€8,523
US$ 10,968
58 A large quantity of film publicity material - front of house stills, campaign books and press books, 1980s - 1990s, for titles including:large quantity £47
€56
US$ 73
60 A large collection of costume designs by Joan Bridge for Hanover Street, 1979, quantity £167
€198
US$ 255
61 Warren Beatty from Reds, 1981 £539
€639
US$ 822
62 Deborah Kerr: A large collection of handwritten and signed correspondence, together with a lock of hair, many signed 'Brunhilde', 1970s - 1990s, quantity £215
€255
US$ 329
63 Richard Attenborough and Ben Kingsley: A Ghandi autographed publicity still, £71
€85
US$ 109
67 Gary Oldman from Track 29, 19884 £59
€71
US$ 91
68 Sir Ian McKellen from Richard III, 1995 £239
€284
US$ 365
69 Anna Friel and Rachel Weisz from Land Girls, 19984 £215
€255
US$ 329
71 An early Alfred Hitchcock signed contract, £839
€994
US$ 1,279
74 Alfred Hitchcock: Psycho and To Catch A Thief front of house stills, £59
€71
US$ 91
75 Psycho, Paramount Pictures, 1960, £299
€355
US$ 457
76 A collection of James Bond related posters, titles including: £455
€539
US$ 694
77 Four James Bond related film posters, including:4 £239
€284
US$ 365
82 Star Wars, Twentieth Century Fox, 1977, £779
€923
US$ 1,188
84 Two Star Wars related film posters, including; Star Wars, Twentieth Century Fox, 1977, 2 £359
€426
US$ 548
87 Great Expectations, 1974 A large collection of costume designs by Elizabeth Haffenden and Joan Bridge, £299
€355
US$ 457
88 A tuxedo jacket worn by Robert Wagner in the TV series, 'Hart To Hart', £119
€142
US$ 182
89 Spitting Image: a puppet of former Prime Minister Edward Heath, £719
€852
US$ 1,096
90 Spitting Image: puppets of Margaret and Dennis Thatcher £2,159
€2,556
US$ 3,290
91 Spitting Image: John Major and Kermit puppets, £899
€1,065
US$ 1,371
92 Spitting Image: a Michael Heseltine puppet, £539
€639
US$ 822
93 Spitting Image: a Norman Lamont puppet £575
€681
US$ 877
94 Spitting Image: a Douglas Hurd puppet £503
€596
US$ 767
95 Spitting Image: a Norman Tebbit puppet £719
€852
US$ 1,096
96 Spitting Image: a Leon Brittain puppet, £335
€397
US$ 511
97 Spitting Image: a Kenneth Baker puppet, £359
€426
US$ 548
98 Spitting Image: a Malcolm Rifkind puppet £383
€454
US$ 584
99 Spitting Image: a Jimmy Hill puppet £263
€312
US$ 402
100 Spitting Image: a puppet of the Reverend Ian Paisley, 1980s, £1,079
€1,278
US$ 1,645
101 Dr. Who: a black velvet jacket worn by Jon Pertwee, £3,239
€3,835
US$ 4,935
102 Resurrection Of The Daleks, 1984 A script, £239
€284
US$ 365
103 Doctor Who - Warriors of the Deep, 1984 A sea devil costume, £2,279
€2,699
US$ 3,473
105 Rudolf Nureyev's 'Swan Lake' doublet, £3,599
€4,261
US$ 5,484
106 Franco Zeffirelli: A costume design for the character 'The Duke' from the opera 'Rigoletto', 1962, mixed media, signed in pencil 'Zeffirelli, 1962', inscribed in red ink to reverse in an unknown hand 'Rigoletto, The Duke, Act II', £659
€781
US$ 1,005
108 A rare autographed photograph of legendary jazz guitarist, Django Reinhardt, 1940s, £2,999
€3,551
US$ 4,570
112 A concert programme signed by Count Basie and members of his band, UK, 1950s, £59
€71
US$ 91
114 Frank Sinatra: A collection of front of house stills, titles including: £131
€156
US$ 201
116 A Frank Sinatra signed autograph book, £299
€355
US$ 457
120 Three psychedelic-era posters, circa 1967, £119
€142
US$ 182
122 A group of scarce Joe Meek recordings, £539
€639
US$ 822
127 Genesis: a Charterhouse school concert programme and two pocket school lists, 1965-66, £299
€355
US$ 457
130 Jim Leon: original artwork for the cover of 'Oz', No. 36, £779
€923
US$ 1,188
131 Jim Leon: original artwork, 'R.D. Laing The Politics Of Experience', £539
€639
US$ 822
135 A group of acetates, white labels and original US Soul/R&B pressings, 1960s, £215
€255
US$ 329
136 Michael English: 'UFO Mk 2' poster, 1960s, £599
€710
US$ 914
138 A painting/collage of the Great Train Robbery, believed to be by Marc Bolan, £119
€142
US$ 182
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