Entertainment Memorabilia

Boldly going where no production action figure has gone before, a ʻdouble-telescoping’ Luke Skywalker in near mint conditon has sold for close to $100,000.

A collection of pop culture ephemera and football memorabilia found in a Cotswold bungalow was offered across 390 lots at auction.

A selection of lots relating to vehicles opens Poster Auctions International’s sale in New York on July 12.

Poster fan is particularly proud of his lobby cards highlighting groups ignored in early Hollywood.

With Wimbledon on the way at the end of the month we look at options for memorabilia

This original concert poster advertises the second of two now legendary punk rock concerts in Manchester in the summer of 1976.

A London saleroom offered what was billed as the only “known” surviving set of uncorrected galley proofs for Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone.

Two upcoming lots at US book auctions.

To mark the new range of Star Wars toys that came with the release of Return of the Jedi in 1983, the Leicester firm Palitoy commissioned a series of hand-built and hand-painted store displays to send to some of its best retailers.

Power of the Force line was launched as the original Star Wars began to lose its shine but rarest figures still bring demand

The You Can Be Sure Of Shell adverts are some of the most familiar and renowned examples in British graphic design.

French illustrator Robert Falcucci (1900-89) was famous for his graphic works of the Art Deco era – particularly the Monaco Grand Prix posters.

This London Transport poster for the Motor Show that took place from October 17-26, 1935, in Olympia, west London, was designed by Heather Perry – known as Herry Perry (1897-1962). It was printed by The Dangerfield Printing Co, London.

Harry Potter just keeps on doing well at auction, and Hansons (25% buyer’s premium), which has enjoyed a particularly close and profitable relationship with JK Rowling’s creation over the years, had more to offer in a March 9 sale.

The original artwork for Queen’s A Day at the Races sold for £21,000 (estimate £5000-10,000) at Gardiner Houlgate (22% buyer’s premium).

This 1930s pencil and gouache for the Lawn Tennis Championship Meetings was a poster design for London Underground.

Italian liqueur tempts buyer to pay highest price at dedicated sale

Another 425 lots of rare and vintage posters will also be up for sale in New York this month at Poster Auction International on March 20.

A look at exhibitions staged to coincide with the international day of celebration