Heritage Movie Poster Auction Closing July 12

Categories: Auctions & Prices|Published On: July 7, 2006|Views: 58|

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Rare vintage movie posters, classic Swedish sheets, and the “Lost
Hollywood” Collection of Vintage Stills are being offered in the current
Heritage Vintage Movie Poster Auction. The event is currently accepting bids
online with actual bidding beginning to close on Jul12, 2006. the auction will
take place at the Heritage Headquarters in Dallas, TX.

“This is, without
a doubt, the most ambitious Vintage Movie Poster Auction we’ve ever held,” said
Grey Smith, Director of Movie Poster Auctions for Dallas-based Heritage Auction
Galleries in a recent press release. “The fact is, it’s really three auctions
in one!”

“The first part of our upcoming auction,” Smith said, “contains more than
900 rare and vintage American movie posters. This section contains something for
everyone, from the exceptionally elusive Style A and B one-sheets to 1933’s
Son of Kong to the rarely seen Style B one-sheet for Citizen Kane
to the legendary one-sheet to Grand Hotel.”
“Virtually every genre in the history of filmmaking is represented in this
auction,” said Smith, “from silents to Westerns to horror to sci-fi to
melodramas to musicals and more. Fans of Humphrey Bogart, for example, won’t
want to miss such exquisite pieces as the stunning lobby cards from The
Maltese Falcon
, or the lovely six-sheet from Dark Passage, among many
other treasures celebrating Bogie’s life and career.”
“The second part of our latest auction consists of almost 400 lovely
Swedish movie posters,” Smith said. “These are beautiful pieces of art, often
much more attractive than their American counterparts. These are almost all from
the original releases of the movies they represent, and offer wonderful images.
Titles like The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Black Cat,
Blonde Venus, and The Sea Hawk offer great value for the money,
with striking designs that are seldom seen in this country.”
“The third piece of our auction,” Smith continued, “is a marvelous
collection of vintage stills from the Culver City Archives. The ‘Lost Hollywood’
Collection is represented here by 150 still images taken by such legendary
photographers as George Hurrel, Ernest Bachrach, Robert Coburn, and Eugene
Robert Richee. These were not the standard shots that were widely distributed to
the media of the day; in fact, these were ‘special’ shots that were taken for
special purposes and given out on a very limited basis. They represent the
pinnacle of the photographer’s art during the Golden Age of
Hollywood.”
There are three wonderful catalogs prepared for the event. Each one is in
color and jam-packed with accurate and detailed historical information designed
to assist the collector in making their decision. You can order the catalogs as
well as find out all the details at http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/.

Heritage Movie Poster Auction Closing July 12

Categories: Auctions & Prices|Published On: July 7, 2006|Views: 58|

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Rare vintage movie posters, classic Swedish sheets, and the “Lost
Hollywood” Collection of Vintage Stills are being offered in the current
Heritage Vintage Movie Poster Auction. The event is currently accepting bids
online with actual bidding beginning to close on Jul12, 2006. the auction will
take place at the Heritage Headquarters in Dallas, TX.

“This is, without
a doubt, the most ambitious Vintage Movie Poster Auction we’ve ever held,” said
Grey Smith, Director of Movie Poster Auctions for Dallas-based Heritage Auction
Galleries in a recent press release. “The fact is, it’s really three auctions
in one!”

“The first part of our upcoming auction,” Smith said, “contains more than
900 rare and vintage American movie posters. This section contains something for
everyone, from the exceptionally elusive Style A and B one-sheets to 1933’s
Son of Kong to the rarely seen Style B one-sheet for Citizen Kane
to the legendary one-sheet to Grand Hotel.”
“Virtually every genre in the history of filmmaking is represented in this
auction,” said Smith, “from silents to Westerns to horror to sci-fi to
melodramas to musicals and more. Fans of Humphrey Bogart, for example, won’t
want to miss such exquisite pieces as the stunning lobby cards from The
Maltese Falcon
, or the lovely six-sheet from Dark Passage, among many
other treasures celebrating Bogie’s life and career.”
“The second part of our latest auction consists of almost 400 lovely
Swedish movie posters,” Smith said. “These are beautiful pieces of art, often
much more attractive than their American counterparts. These are almost all from
the original releases of the movies they represent, and offer wonderful images.
Titles like The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Black Cat,
Blonde Venus, and The Sea Hawk offer great value for the money,
with striking designs that are seldom seen in this country.”
“The third piece of our auction,” Smith continued, “is a marvelous
collection of vintage stills from the Culver City Archives. The ‘Lost Hollywood’
Collection is represented here by 150 still images taken by such legendary
photographers as George Hurrel, Ernest Bachrach, Robert Coburn, and Eugene
Robert Richee. These were not the standard shots that were widely distributed to
the media of the day; in fact, these were ‘special’ shots that were taken for
special purposes and given out on a very limited basis. They represent the
pinnacle of the photographer’s art during the Golden Age of
Hollywood.”
There are three wonderful catalogs prepared for the event. Each one is in
color and jam-packed with accurate and detailed historical information designed
to assist the collector in making their decision. You can order the catalogs as
well as find out all the details at http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/.