Entertainment Memorabilia
From autographs to stage costumes, musical instruments to locks of hair, posters to film props, entertainment memorabilia encompasses anything that has an association with celebrities in the world of film, popular music and show business.
Certain celebrities or brands can be bankers like The Beatles, Elvis or Bond Films. Broadly speaking, the closer the direct association an item has with the person to whom it relates, the higher the value will be.
Provenance is key in this sector as an important guide to authenticity.
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Maurice Gibb Bee Gees guitars to test how deep is your pocket when bidding at auction
28 August 2018The guitar that set the Bee Gees on the road to Saturday Night Fever and international disco stardom is to be offered at a Wiltshire sale.
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Getting Carter costs £2800 at auction
27 August 2018Outselling the usual favourite Bond movie posters, a British Quad for Get Carter starring Michael Caine topped the 69-lot specialist sale of movie posters at Ewbank’s (22.5% buyer’s premium).
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“The ultimate collector's poster” – 5 lots from Sotheby’s dedicated sale including the design for the first ever public film screening
24 August 2018Sotheby’s latest online sale of film posters includes plenty of designs for 20th century cinema classics – but also a remarkable 19th century example.
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Guitar played by George Harrison at last Beatles Cavern Club appearance is up at UK auction
03 August 2018The guitar that George Harrison played during The Beatles' final appearance at Liverpool’s Cavern Club will be offered at a Wiltshire auction estimated at £300,000–£400,000.
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Star Wars poster auction record and James Bond and Beatles lots underline entertainment memorabilia demand
01 August 2018A rare Star Wars concept poster printed for The Empire Strikes Back sold on July 29 for a premium-inclusive $26,400 (£20,150) at Heritage Auctions, setting a world record as the most expensive movie poster from the space opera ever sold at auction.
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Rare Beatles poster among highlights at Dallas movie sale
23 July 2018A rare set of four door panel promotional posters for 'Help!', the Beatles’ second film, will form part of a movie poster sale to be held by Heritage Auctions on July 28-29.
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New York auction features Leonetto Cappiello posters
23 July 2018Swann Galleries is offering its largest-ever selection of posters promoting food and drink in the firm’s August 1 auction of vintage posters, with more than 75 examples available.
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Menu signed by all four Beatles from a flight when getting high was the refreshment
12 July 2018Reporter: “Well John, how was the trip over, did you all get bored on the flight, or did you have things to keep you entertained, that y’all were doing?” John Lennon: ‘Well, err, we all got stoned.”
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Letters and cartoons from the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner head to auction in Chicago
05 July 2018A collection of letters, drawings, cards and photos from American businessman, publisher and Playboy founder, Hugh Hefner, are to be offered at auction later this month in Chicago.
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Han Solo Return of the Jedi blaster fires bidding to $550,000 in Los Angeles auction
02 July 2018Han Solo’s blaster used in the Return of The Jedi has made a much bigger and successful impact than the struggling Star Wars spin-off film relating to the wise-cracking charmer first played by Harrison Ford.
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Vintage transport posters journey to Lyon & Turnbull exhibition
26 June 2018Vintage transport posters including scenes of London Tramways are going on sale next month at the London office of Scottish auction house Lyon & Turnbull.
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Auctioneer shows a golden James Bond poster touch
25 June 2018The morality laws of pre-liberal Ireland added to the allure and market value of this Goldfinger poster offered by Richard Winterton (17.5% buyer’s premium).
Call to help solve 20-year-old theft of James Bond Aston Martin car
18 June 2018Calling all international spies, or maybe a super sleuth: can you track down a James Bond Aston Martin car stolen more than 20 years ago?
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Bug brooch from James Bond films flies into Surrey auction
13 June 2018The sale of a bug that featured in a James Bond film might not sound like the sort of thing a person would want to pin on their dress.
Fork handles, not four candles… original draft script makes £28,000
11 June 2018Written in red ink on four sheets, the original draft script of Ronnie Barker’s famous ‘Fork Handles’ TV sketch of 1976 has been sold for £28,000.
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Two Ronnies’ Fork Handles script sells at Bristol auction
04 June 2018A famous Ronnie Barker script that first came to light during an episode of the Antiques Roadshow in 2006 has been hammered down at £28,000.
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The view to a thrill before cinema
04 June 2018In the early development of motion pictures, this Kinora viewer, below, was the high end of the hugely popular ‘flip-book’ film machines.
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Emu bought by Hacker the Dog puppeteer to sit alongside George the pink hippo
31 May 2018You can sleep easily now – we can announce that Emu, of Rod Hull and Emu fame – has found a very appropriate new home after being successfully sold at auction.
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Legendary Two Ronnies’ Fork Handles script comes to Bristol auction room
30 May 2018A famous Ronnie Barker script that first came to light during an episode of the Antiques Roadshow in 2006 is to be offered at auction this week.
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Recreate seminal chatshow moment with Rod Hull and Emu puppet coming up in Wiltshire auction
15 May 2018Chatshow host Michael Parkinson had a glittering TV career. However, he was quick to acknowledge: “The only thing I’m ever remembered for is being attacked by that bloody bird.”
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