It is a Pulitzer Prize winning book and an iconic film, but did you know there are at least two museums dedicated to Gone With the Wind? That’s not all… Read More +
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Gone With the Wind
Movies
‘King Kong’ poster climbs to $18,000
It was a one-of-a-kind auction at Swann Galleries on Dec. 18: A single-owner collection dedicated to images of maidens in the clutches of movie monsters. Read More +
Citizen Kane, Chaplin and James Bond headline vintage international film poster auction
Vintage posters from cinema classics including Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane, Charlie Chaplin’s The Tramp and the fifth Bond film will go under the gavel Feb. 10. Read More +
Prologue Books releasing 400 vintage pulp ebooks by year’s end
Vintage pulp paperback collectors will be pleased to learn Prologue Books is scheduled to release more than 400 ebook titles in crime, science fiction, fantasy and western by the end of 2012. Authors include Edgar Award-winning William Campbell Gault, Max Brand, Hope Mirrlees and Vin Packer. Read More +
Roy Rogers Ranch, cowboy memorabilia up for auction
The Roy Rogers Ranch, owned by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, two of the most popular cowboy and cowgirl entertainers, will be auctioned on July 12, 2012 in Tulsa, Okla. Collectible Roy Rogers’ possessions and memorabilia will also be sold separately at the auction. Read More +
Never Say Goodbye – Searching for vintage Errol Flynn lobby cards
The legendary Errol Flynn (1909-59) was one of the great action stars of his era, and his many classic films have come to epitomize the adventure films of the 1930s and ’40s. Collector Tom McNulty shows how values for Errol Flynn lobby cards mirror his best and worst movies. Read More +
Massive entertainment auction holds Charlie Chaplin’s driver’s license, President Kennedy’s rocking chair
Julien’s Auctions holding Hollywood Legends auction March 31-April 1 in Beverly Hills. Highlights include artifacts from the Golden Age of Hollywood to Superman including Charlie Chaplin iconic cane, Clark Gable’s riding jacket from “Gone With The Wind” and screen used tablets from “The Ten Commandments.” Read More +
Harpo Marx: Collectors spending for a piece of vintage Marx Brothers magic
In this exclusive interview with Antique Trader, Harpo Marx’s son shares intimate details on life with dad and The Marx Bros. Vintage Marx Bros. memorabilia remains some of the most-prized collectors’ items from that era, with Harpo Marx’s iconic hat and wig selling for $45,000 last year. Read More +
Three Stooges poster for ‘The Three Little Beers’ brings $59,750
A very rare poster depicting The Three Stooges in Three Little Beers (Columbia, 1935) brought $59,750 at a Nov. 18-19 vintage movie posters auction.
Many Stooge aficionados consider this short, “Three Little Beers,” to be one of the group’s best films and it’s also one of their earliest. One sheets from this period are the very hardest to find for the comedy trio and this is the only known copy of this poster. It is from the personal collection of Moe Howard and was acquired after his death from his daughter Joan Howard Maurer. Read More +
Weekly Antiques Auctions & Shows: Nov. 2 – Nov. 15, 2011
Previous Week’s Auction & Show Ads Weekly Antiques Auctions & Shows: Oct. 15 – Nov. 1, 2011 Weekly Antiques Auction Ads: Sept. 5 – Oct. 15, 2011 Weekly Antiques Auction Ads: Aug. 9 – Oct. 1, 2011 Weekly … Read More +